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U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.57% to 38,303.11 while the NASDAQ rose 2.01% to 15,925.77. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.14% to 5,106.22.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Communication services shares rose by 4.3% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, energy shares dipped by 0.8%.
Top Headline
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares rose more than 2% on Friday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings and sales results for its third quarter.
The company’s revenue increased 17% year-over-year to $61.9 billion, which beat the consensus estimate of $60.804 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The tech giant reported quarterly earnings of $2.94 per share, which beat analyst estimates of $2.82 per share.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.2% to $83.71 while gold traded up 0.4% at $2,352.70.
Silver traded up 0.1% to $27.37 on Friday, while copper rose 0.8% to $4.5740.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 1.11%, London's FTSE 100 rose 0.75% while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.56% The German DAX rose 1.36% French CAC 40 rose 0.89% while Italy's FTSE MIB Index climbed 0.91%.
Bank lending to households in the Eurozone rose by 0.2% year-over-year to €6.875 trillion in March. Spain’s retail trade increased by 0.6% year-over-year in March versus a revised 1.8% gain in the earlier month, while unemployment rate increased to 12.29% in the first quarter.
The consumer confidence indicator in France declined to 90 in April versus a reading of 91 in the prior month.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.81%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 2.12%, China's Shanghai Composite climbing 1.17% and India's S&P BSE Sensex falling 0.82%.
The Bank of Japan maintained its key short-term interest rate unchanged at its April meeting. Singapore’s manufacturing production declined 9.2% year-over-year in March versus a revised 4.4% increase in the prior month.
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