U.S. stocks traded slightly higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 30 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.07% to 34,969.63 while the NASDAQ rose 0.21% to 14,142.80. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.18% to 4,516.39.
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Energy shares surged by 2.4% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.8%.
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Shares of The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) gained more than 8% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings.
Buckle reported a third-quarter FY23 sales decline of 8.7% year-on-year to $303.46 million, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $316.70 million. EPS of $1.04 beat the consensus estimate of $0.98.
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The Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) shares shot up 31% to $17.88 after the company reported better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter on Thursday.
Shares of Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYTO) got a boost, shooting 259% to $0.3585. Altamira Therapeutics entered into a binding agreement to sell a 51% stake in its subsidiary Altamira Medica ...