U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Friday.

Following the market opening, the Dow traded up 0.31% to 42,524.52 while the NASDAQ gained 0.88% to 19,450.89. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.51% to 5,898.53.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares rose by 1.1% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, financial shares fell by 0.2%.

Top Headline

The ISM manufacturing PMI increased by 0.9 points to a reading of 49.3 in December, topping market estimates of 48.4.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 0.4% to $73.42 while gold traded down 0.3% at $2,662.40.

Silver traded up 1.2% to $30.265 on Friday, while copper rose 0.7% to $4.0540.

Euro zone

European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.4%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.5% and France's CAC 40 dipped 1.3%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.1%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.57%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.70% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.90%.

Economics

The ISM manufacturing PMI increased by 0.9 points to a reading of 49.3 in December, topping market estimates of 48.4.

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