U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite surging past the 20,000 level on Friday.

The Dow traded down 0.22% to 44,613.02 while the NASDAQ rose 0.31% to 20,008.02. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.08% to 6,119.78.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares jumped by 0.5% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, health care shares fell by 0.8%.

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The total number of active U.S. oil rigs increased by one to 481 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.5% to $70.92 while gold traded down 1.6% at $2,897.80.

Silver traded up 0.3% to $32.820 on Friday, while copper fell 2.5% to $4.6605.

Euro zone

European shares closed 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%.

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