U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Friday.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.21% to 47,960.85 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.93% to 23,458.32. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.36% to 6,870.03.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares gained by 1.5% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, real estate stocks dipped by 0.7%.
Top Headline
Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) shares rose on Friday after the company announced its proposed spinoff and separate listing of the H shares of Kunlunxin (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.8% to $56.95 while gold traded up 0.9% at $4,380.20.
Silver traded up 3.9% to $73.350 on Friday, while copper rose 0.5% to $5.7105.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.6%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.8%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.4%, Germany's DAX rose 0.4% and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.5% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Friday, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surging 2.76% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.67%.
Economics
The S&P Global Manufacturing PMI will be released today.
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