NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were weaker on Friday althoughn the Dow Jones industrial index managed to eke out a gain. The broader market was weighed down by a fall in Nvidia and other technology stocks.

"It's Nvidia's game, and the rest of us are just pretending to be here," Michael Green, chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management in Philadelphia told Reuters news agency Friday.

"Basically all the activity is now concentrated in Nvidia call options," Green said. "Seven million option contracts Nvidia have traded. That's something in the neighborhood of three or four times the quantity of contract volume that would have traded for the market in total five years ago."

Here is a summary of the closing quotes for the major indices:

S&P 500 The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed at 5,464.62, down by 8.55 points or 0.16 percent, with a trading volume of 4.839 billion.

Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) ended the day at 39,150.33, gaining 15.57 points or 0.04 percent, with a trading volume of 749.514 million.

NASDAQ Composite The NASDAQ Composite index closed at 17,689.36, declining by 32.23 points or 0.18 percent, with a trading volume of 7.905 billion.

Global Foreign Exchange Market Update: Friday

The U.S. dollar remained well bid on Friday with across-the-board gains.

Here are the latest quotes for the major currency pairs:

EUR/USD The Euro to U.S. dollar (EUR/USD) pair edged down to 1.0693, marking a slight decrease of 0.07 percent.

USD/JPY The Japanese yen (USD/JPY) weakened sharply, losing 0.40 percent to 159.53.

USD/CAD The Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) firmed 0.07 percent to 1.3698.

GBP/USD The British pound fell 0.07 percent Friday to 1.2648.

USD/CHF The Swiss franc (USD/CHF) was unwanted, losing 0.32 percent to 0.8942.

AUD/USD The Australian dollardropped 0.19 percent to 0.6642.

NZD/USD The New Zealand dollar was flat, settling at 0.6120, with a marginal increase of 0.01 percent.

Global Stock Market Indices Experience Mixed Performance on Friday

On Friday, global stock markets showed a mixed performance, with some indices gaining while others faced declines. Here is a detailed summary of the closing quotes for major indices around the world:

CANADA

S&P/TSX Composite Index Canada's S&P/TSX Composite index ended the session at 21,554.86, down by 26.49 points or 0.12 percent, with a trading volume of 664.285 million.

UNITED KINGDOM

FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 index in London closed at 8,237.72, down by 34.74 points or 0.42 percent.

EUROPE

DAX Performance Index Germany's DAX index ended the day at 18,163.52, a decline of 90.66 points or 0.50 percent.

CAC 40 In Paris, France the CAC 40 index closed at 7,628.57 Friday, losing 42.77 points or 0.56 percent.

ESTX 50 PR.EUR The Euro Stoxx 50 index ended the day at 4,907.30, down by 40.43 points or 0.82 percent.

Euronext 100 Index The Euronext 100 Index closed at 1,498.03, a decrease of 13.66 points or 0.90 percent.

BEL 20 Belgium's BEL 20 index saw a slight gain, closing at 3,894.05, up by 4.70 points or 0.12 percent.

ASIA

Nikkei 225 In Japan the Nikkei 225 on Friday ended the trading session at 38,596.47, down by 36.55 points or 0.09 percent.

Hang Seng Index Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell by 306.80 points, closing at 18,028.52, marking a decrease of 1.67 percent.

SSE Composite Index In China the SSE Composite Index closed at 2,998.14, down by 7.30 points or 0.24 percent, with a trading volume of 4.025 billion.

Shenzhen Index The Shenzhen Index finished at 9,064.84, down by 4.01 points or 0.04 percent, with a trading volume of 1.303 billion.

STI Index Singapore's STI Index rose by 6.02 points Friday, closing at 3,306.02, an increase of 0.18 percent.

S&P BSE Sensex In India the S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 77,209.90, down by 269.03 points or 0.35 percent.

NIFTY 50 India's NIFTY 50 index meanwhile ended the day at 23,501.10, a decrease of 65.90 points or 0.28 percent.

IDX Composite In Indonesia the IDX Composite index closed at 6,879.98, gaining 60.66 points or 0.89 percent.

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Malaysia's KLCI closed at 1,590.37, down by 2.32 points or 0.15 percent.

KOSPI Composite Index In South Korea the KOSPI Composite Index ended the day at 2,784.26, declining by 23.37 points or 0.83 percent, with a trading volume of 631,143.

TSEC Weighted Index Taiwan's TSEC Weighted Index on Friday closed at 23,253.39, down by 152.71 points or 0.65 percent.

OCEANIA

All Ordinaries In Australia, the All Ordinaries index closed at 8,039.90, up by 27.80 points or 0.35 percent.

S&P/ASX 200 Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed at 7,796.00 Friday, up by 26.60 points or 0.34 percent.

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross Across the Tasman, New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross closed at 11,682.39, down by 89.42 points or 0.76 percent.

AFRICA

Top 40 USD Net TRI Index In South Africa the Top 40 USD Net TRI Index closed at 4,363.37, declining by 1.87 points or 0.04 percent.

MIDDLE EAST

Most Middle East markets were closed on Friday and are set to reopen on Sunday.

Overall, while several indices saw gains, many experienced declines, reflecting a mixed performance across the global stock markets on Friday.