Crude Oil Gains 1%; Spirit Airlines Shares Plunge

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.32% to 42,145.03 while the NASDAQ rose 0.76% to 18,053.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.45% to 5,725.76.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 0.7% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, real estate shares dipped by 1.6%.

Top Headline

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, compared to a revised 159,000 gain in August, and topping market estimates of 147,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1% in September from 4.2% in the previous month.

Equities Trading UP
                       

• Phoenix Motor Inc. (NASDAQ:PEV) shares shot up 127% to $0.79 after the company reported a substantial increase in the first-quarter results.
• Shares of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOG) got a ...

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