U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Friday.

Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.49% to 46,749.15 while the NASDAQ fell 0.01% to 22,842.14. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.14% to 6,724.95.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Utilities shares jumped by 0.9% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, communication services stocks fell by 0.9%.

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The ISM services PMI declined to 50 in September from 52 in the previous month and down from market estimates of 51.7.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 0.3% to $60.68 while gold traded up 0.5% at $3,886.30.

Silver traded up 2.5% to $47.525 on Friday, while copper rose 1.3% to $5.0125.

Euro zone

European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.3%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.6%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.5%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.2% and France's CAC 40 slipped 0.1% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.85%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index falling 0.54% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.28%.

Economics

• The ISM services PMI declined to 50 in September from 52 in the previous month and down from market estimates of 51.7.
• The S&P Global US services PMI fell to 54.2 in September from 54.5 in the previous month.
• The S&P Global US composite PMI declined to 53.9 in September from August's reading of 54.6.

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