Stocks ended Friday's session mixed, with only the Nasdaq rising higher as tech shares advanced. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 slumped as renewed coronavirus pandemic concerns weighed on investor outlooks as Austria re-entered full national lockdown.

For the week, the Nasdaq outperformed with a 1.2% gain, while the S&P 500 inched 0.3% higher and the Dow fell 1.3%.

Here's how the market settled to close out the week:

S&P 500 Index (SPY  ): -0.13% or -6.01 points to 4,698.53

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA  ): -0.74% or -264.33 points to 35,606.62

Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ  ): +0.40% or +63.73 points to 16,057.44

House of Representatives passes Build Back Better Act:

The House of Representatives on Friday passed President Joe Biden's $1.75 billion Build Back Better Act, which is the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades. The bill provides funds for universal early child care and education, Medicare expansion, renewable energy credits, affordable housing, a year of expanded Child Tax Credits and other major Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The final vote was 220-213, with only one Democrat voting against the bill.

Since the package has passed the House, it will now move to the Senate for voting, where it will likely be revised in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he plans to have the chamber pass the bill before the end of the year. The House will need to vote on the package again if it is altered by the Senate.

Apple to accelerate autonomous car efforts with new internal deadline:

Apple (AAPL  ) shares rose higher on Friday following a Bloomberg report that the company is accelerating its efforts to launch its own self-driving vehicle to a new internal 2025 deadline.

While entering to the electric vehicle market represent a brand new endeavor for Apple, including a host of new competitors including Tesla (TSLA  ), Rivian (RIVN  ) and Lucid Motors (LCID  ), the tech giant's track record in new markets and its vertical integration capabilities could foreshadow success, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty.

"We can provide a number of examples from the last 20 years that show while Apple may not always be first to market, its innovation engine, differentiation via vertical integration, and manufacturing/operational excellence have allowed it to leapfrog first movers," Huberty wrote in a note on Friday, quoted by CNBC.

Here's how market benchmarks started trading soon after open:

S&P 500 Index: -0.13% or -6.33 points to 4,698.21

Dow Jones Industrial Average: -0.60% or -214.78 points to 35,656.17

Nasdaq Composite Index: +0.28% or +39.95 points to 16,038.10