Kavanaugh vote expected later today

The Senate Judiciary Committee votes Friday on whether to recommend Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The vote follows Thursday's multi-hour testimony from Kavanaugh and California professor Christine Blasey Ford, who accused the nominee of sexual assault during a high school house party.

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On Wall Street stocks were little changed, with notable declines in Tesla after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Tesla CEO Elon Musk claiming securities fraud, court records show. Facebook also weighed on the broader markets.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
SP500 S&P 500 5127.79 +63.59 +1.26%
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 38675.68 +450.02 +1.18%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 16156.328018 +315.37 +1.99%
TSLA TESLA INC. 181.14 +1.13 +0.63%
FB n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Friday marks the final day of the third-quarter.