05:00 PM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose this week as China trade tensions cooled alongside consumer price inflation, while buoyancy in quarterly results boosted risk sentiment.

* The S&P 500 closed at 6,791.69 on Friday versus 6,664.01 a week ago. The Nasdaq Composite stood at 23,204.87 compared with 22,679.98 a week earlier, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 47,207.12, versus 46,190.61 at the end of last week.

* Energy, industrials, and technology were among the top gainers this week.

* President Donald Trump is expected to meet with the Chinese president on Oct. 30, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea. The meeting will likely focus on easing trade tensions, tariffs, export controls on rare earth minerals, and broader issues between the world's two largest economies.

* The consumer price index rose month over month in September, slower than in August and below expectations. Annually, inflation accelerated from August but still lagged estimates. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy components, also slowed from August, and the annual core measure eased below consensus.

* "September's inflation report came in a bit softer than expected, thanks to a sharp cooling in primary shelter costs," Thomas Feltmate, senior economist at TD Economics, said in a report. "Elsewhere, there were plenty of signs to suggest that elevated inflationary pressures are likely to persist in the months ahead."

* Honeywell International ( HON ) , Lam Research ( LRCX ) , General Motors ( GM ) , and Coca-Cola (KO) are among the companies that helped boost earnings optimism.