Stock market news today: US stocks close mixed on shortened Black Friday trading day

News Snapshot:

US stocks closed mixed on Friday amid a low-volume day of trading following the Thanksgiving holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed up about 0.3%, or more than 100 points higher, while the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) hugged the flatline. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite (^IXIC) lagged, falling roughly 0.1%. Bond yields rose with the 10-year Treasury note (^TNX) ticking up about 6 basis points to trade near 4.48%. Retailers outperformed the broader market as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season. The S&P retail sector (XRT) closed up about 0.7% as companies like Home Depot (HD) and Best...