Stocks ended Friday's session mixed, with the Dow and the S&P 500 falling while the Nasdaq pared some of Thursday's losses, as market participants reacted to the Federal Reserve's latest decision to not extend pandemic-era rule that relaxed the amount that capital banks needed to maintain against Treasury bonds. The rule will expire at the end of the month.

Meanwhile, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield gained following the Fed's decision to 1.73% and settled lower as it rests around 14-month highs.

For the week, the Dow and S&P 500 declined 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, both breaking their two-week gains streak. The Nasdaq also settled lower for the week by 0.8% as the tech-heavy index was pulled down by volatility in mega-caps.

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

S&P 500 Index (SPY  ): -0.06% or -2.30 points to 3,913.16

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA  ): -0.71% or -232.16 points to 32,630.14

Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ  ): +0.76% or +99.07 points to 13,215.24

For Stocks, Visa (V  ) shares declined on Friday after a report said the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into its debit card business and possible anticompetitive practices. Bank names--Bank of America (BAC  ), Citigroup (C  ), Goldman Sachs (GS  ), JPMorgan (JPM  ), Morgan Stanley (MS  ) and Wells Fargo (WFC  )--slip lower following the Fed's decision.

For Sector Performance, sectors on the S&P 500 ended mixed on Friday, with Communication Services (XLC  ) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY  ) leading gainers, while Financials (XLF  ) and Real Estate (XLRE  ) leading losses.

For Commodities and Currency, the U.S. Dollar (UUP  ) rose on Friday after the central bank's decision not to renew its break on capital requirements. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six other global currencies, was last up 0.1% on the day at 91.906. Gold (GLD  ) prices also edged higher on the stabilizing bond yields. Spot gold increased 0.3% to $1,742.14 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures settled 0.5% higher at $1,741.70 per ounce. Crude oil futures jumped on Friday, recovering from the week's sell-off. International benchmark Brent Crude (BNO  ) rose 1.98% higher at $64.53 per barrel, while domestic index West Texas Intermediate (USO  ) settled up 2.37% at $61.42 each.

For the week ahead, investors will focus on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's congressional testimony next week on coronavirus relief efforts and the economy as well as fresh data that will point to the rate of U.S. inflation.