(Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high for a second straight session after a ream of weak economic data.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 20.32 points, or 0.11 percent, to 18,272.56, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 1.63 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,122.73 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 2.50 points, or 0.05 percent, to 5,048.29.
The Dow and S&P posted consecutive weekly gains while the Nasdaq advanced after two weeks of losses.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Dan Grebler)