NEW YORK, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street ended mixed Friday on weak consumer confidence.

    The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 62.6 for April from 69.5 a month earlier. It was the lowest reading since the early 1980s, as Americans contended with rising energy and food prices.

    In addition, Microsoft's disappointing earnings report late Thursday weighed on technology-heavy Nasdaq. The computer software giant reported a 11 percent profit decline on virtually flat revenue and said current quarter earnings would come in below analyst estimates.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 42.91, or 0.33 percent, to 12,891.86, after falling more than 100 points earlier in the session. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 9.02, or 0.65 percent, to 1,397.84. The Nasdaq composite index fell 5.99, or 0.25 percent, to 2,422.93.