Technology stocks rose on Friday after computer maker Dell Inc gave a favourable earnings outlook in contrast to several gloomy forecasts by other bellwether tech companies this week.
But the blue-chip Dow was little changed as oil prices rose further. NYMEX crude set a fresh record of $46 a barrel after a fire at an Indiana refinery and worries over supply disruptions in Iraq and Venezuela.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 5.02 points, or 0.05 percent, at 9,809.57. The broader S&P 500 was up 0.51 point, or 0.05 percent, at 1,063.74. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 5.19 points, or 0.3 percent, at 1,757.68.