U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining by more than 300 points on Friday.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.72% to 44,184.62 while the NASDAQ rose 0.07% to 18,985.33. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.35% to 5,969.29.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares rose by 1% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.4%.
Top Headline
Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter and raised its outlook for FY24 gross margin.
The company reported quarterly earnings of 54 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 40 cents per share.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.8% to $70.67 while gold traded up 0.9% at $2,697.70.
Silver traded up 1.2% to $31.33 on Thursday, while copper fell 0.8% to $4.0910.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 1.2%, Germany's DAX gained 0.9% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.7%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.2%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 1.4%.
The S&P Global UK composite PMI declined to 49.9 in November versus 51.8 in the previous month, while Eurozone composite PMI dipped to 48.1 in November from 50 in the prior month.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.68%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 1.89%, China's Shanghai Composite Index dipping 3.06% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 2.54%.
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