On Thursday, November 16th, U.S. stock markets closed mixed reflecting Cisco and Walmart's weak forecasts.
In economic data, U.S. initial jobless claims increased to 231,000, a three-month high, surpassing expectations, while export and import prices fell 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively, in October.
Energy dropped 2.1%, the most among S&P sectors, as crude prices fell. Communications and tech sectors topped gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.13% to 34,945.47, the S&P 500 was up 0.12% to 4,508.24, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.07%, ending the session at 14,113.67.
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Asian Markets Today
Japan's Nikkei 225 ended Friday's session higher by 0.46% at 33,585.20, led by gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Precision Instruments, and Power sectors.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.13%, closing the session at 7,049.40, led by losses in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Utilities sectors.
China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.11% to close the session at 3,054.37, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 was down 0.12%, closing at 3,568.07.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 1.94% and closed at 17,471.50.
Eurozone at 06:30 AM ET
The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.97%, Germany's DAX gained 0.84%, while France's CAC rose 0.87%.
The UK's FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.82%.
Commodities at 06:30 AM ET
Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 1.39% at $73.91/bbl, and Brent was up by 1.45% at $78.53/bbl.
Natural Gas declined 0.56% to $3.045.
Gold was trading up 0.32% at $1993.55, Silver gained 0.69% to $24.098, and Copper rose 0.05% to $3.7043.
US Futures at 06:30 AM ET
Dow futures were up 0.24%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.21%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures slipped 0.01%.
Forex at 06:30 AM ET
The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.24% to 104.09. USD/JPY declined 0.87% to 149.39, and AUD/USD slid 0.49% to 1.5378.
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