U.S. stocks traded mostly lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Friday.

The Dow traded down 0.24% to 44,605.35 while the NASDAQ rose 0.03% to 19,951.12. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.06% to 6,111.64.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares jumped by 0.7% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.9%.

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U.S. industrial production rose by 0.5% in January versus a revised 1% gain in December.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.6% to $70.90 while gold traded down 1.2% at $2,910.00.

Silver traded up 0.4% to $32.850 on Friday, while copper fell 2.5% to $4.6575.

Euro zone

European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.24%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.44% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.18%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.15%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.37%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.79%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.43%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 3.69% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.26%.

Economics

• U.S. retail sales fell 0.9% month-over-month in January, compared to market estimates of a 0.1% decline, and versus a revised 0.7% increase in December.
• U.S. export prices increased by 1.3% in January, while import prices in the U.S. climbed by 0.3% from the previous month during January.
• U.S. industrial production rose by 0.5% in January versus a revised 1% gain in December.

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