U.S. stocks advanced in light trading after a technical glitch at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) disrupted premarket activity. Bonds fell slightly.

The S&P 500 rose 0.54% in a shortened session after the holidays, returning to within striking distance of its all-time highs. Volume was more than 25% below the 30-day average when trading closed at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Earlier, a data center failure had affected several markets, and the problem lasted longer than a similar outage in 2019. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.65%, with Intel Corp. among its biggest gainers. Amazon.com Inc. shares gained 1.8%, and Walmart Inc. hit a record high on what is traditionally one of the most important shopping days of the year in the United States. The Vix continued to fall to 16.35.

The currency markets, which had continued to operate throughout the day, did not experience significant volatility after the EBS platform reopened at 7:00 a.m.

Venezuela and PDVSA flat in a session with almost no volume after the holiday.

In Latin American credit, Ecuador rose 0.5 points and the rest of the region was essentially flat.