IRBT - Crude Oil Edges Lower; US Services PMI Rises In November | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 50 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.19% to 35,339.66 while the NASDAQ fell 0.14% to 14,245.17. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 4,555.43. U.S. stock markets were closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will also close early today.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares surged by 0.8% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.7%.
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The S&P Global U.S. services PMI rose to 50.8 in November from 50.6 in the previous month, recording the highest reading in four months and higher than market estimates of 50.4.
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