Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Green as Spirit Airlines Soars

Toward the end of trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.48 percent to 15,199.68 while the NASDAQ surged 0.66 percent to 3,785.09. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.43 percent to 1,699.27.

Top Headline
J.P. Morgan Chase JPM reported a loss in the third quarter. J.P. Morgan posted a quarterly loss of $400 million, or $0.17 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $5.7 billion, or $1.40 per share. Excluding charges, it earned $1.42 per share in the recent period. Its revenue on a managed basis declined 7.7% to $23.88 billion.

However, analysts were estimating earnings of $1.17 per share on revenue of $23.94 billion. J.P. Morgan's commercial banking profit declined 3.6% y/y to $665 million, while mortgage banking profit rose 13% to $705 million.

Equities Trading UP
Seaspan SSW shot up 10.52 percent to $21.75 after the company announced the termination of its public offerings of common shares and convertible notes.

Shares of Spirit Airlines SAVE were up as well, gaining 13.83 percent to $38.76 after the company reported higher traffic for the month of September.

Envestnet ENV was also up, gaining 15.06 percent to $34.03 after the company priced 5,045,215 shares of common stock at $29.25 per share by selling shareholders.

Equities Trading DOWN
Shares of The Gap GPS were down 6.62 percent to $36.87 after the company reported a 3% drop in its same-store sales in September.

Micron Technology MU shares tumbled 9.33 percent to $16.71 after the company reported a weaker-than-expected FQ4 net profit.

NPS Pharmaceuticals NPSP was down, falling 10.78 percent to $29.58 after the company following a negative mention on Mad Money Thursday evening. 

Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.15 percent to $101.83, while gold traded down 2.09 percent to $1,269.10. Silver traded down 2.06 percent Friday to $21.24, while copper rose 0.72 percent to $3.27.

Eurozone
European shares were mostly higher today. The Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.09 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index rose 0.16 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX rose 0.32 percent and the French CAC 40 rose 0.04 percent while U.K. shares gained 0.78 percent.

Economics
The Reuters/University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index dropped to a preliminary reading of 75.20 in October, versus a final reading of 77.50 in September. However, economists were projecting a reading of 75.30.

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