U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 200 points on Friday.

The Dow traded down 0.49% to 42,166.64 while the NASDAQ rose 0.69% to 18,543.06. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.12% to 5,816.55.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Communication services shares rose by 0.7% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, utilities shares fell by 1.2%.

Top Headline

The total number of active U.S. oil rigs fell by two to 480 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 2.3% to $71.80 while gold traded up 0.3% at $2,757.10.

Silver traded up 0.3% to $33.880 on Friday, while copper rose 0.4% to $4.3675.

Euro zone

European shares closed mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 slipped 0.03%, Germany's DAX gained 0.11% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.08%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.23%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.25%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.60%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.49%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.59% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.83%.

Foreign exchange reserves held by the Reserve Bank of India declined to $688 billion as of Oct. 18, from $704.9 billion in the final week of September.

Economics

• The University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the US rose to 70.5 in October compared to a preliminary reading of 68.9.
• U.S. durable goods orders fell by 0.8% to $284.8 billion in September compared to a revised 0.8% fall in August.
• The total number of active U.S. oil rigs fell by two to 480 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

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