U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.16% to 17,954.10 while the NASDAQ gained 0.43% to 18,002.24. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 5,707.82.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 1.3% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, materials shares dipped by 0.9%.
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The S&P Global services PMI was revised lower to 55.2 in September compared to a preliminary reading of 55.4, and versus a reading of 55.7 in August.
The S&P Global U.S. composite PMI sipped to 54 in September versus a preliminary reading of 54.4, and versus 54.6 in August.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 4.3% to $73.14 while gold traded down 0.1% at $2,667.50.
Silver traded up 0.3% to $32.015 on Thursday, while copper fell 2% to $4.5540.
Euro zone
European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.79%, Germany's DAX fell 0.69% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.97%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.18%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.07%.
Producer prices in the Eurozone rose 0.6% month-over-month in August compared to a revised 0.7% increase in July. The HCOB Eurozone composite PMI was revised higher to 49.6 in September versus a preliminary reading of 48.9.
The S&P Global UK services PMI declined to 52.4 in September from 53.7 in the previous month, while German services PMI fell to 50.6 in September from 51.2 a month ago.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.97%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 1.47% and India's BSE Sensex dipping 2.10%.
The au Jibun Bank Japan services PMI was revised lower to 53.1 for September, versus a preliminary reading of 53.9.
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