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U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 300 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 1.01% to 33,455.53 while the NASDAQ rose 1.62% to 13,433.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.29% to 4,313.19.
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Information technology shares rose by 1.8% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, consumer staples shares fell by around 0.7%.
Top Headline
U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 336,000 in September, versus a revised 227,000 increase in August, and compared to market estimates of 170,000. The unemployment rate came in unchanged at 3.8% in September, above market estimates of 3.7%.
Equities Trading UP
ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRZO) shares shot up 53% to $0.9901 after the company and its partner OVRL announced the first-ever authorization from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Agency (CASA) for drones to operate over populated areas and near people when using ParaZero safety systems.
Shares of Vaccinex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCNX) got a boost, shooting 33% to $1.0896 after two insider buys were reported after the close on Thursday.
Applied UV, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUVI) shares were also up, gaining 33% to $0.4071 after ...