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 0.48% to 45,973.42 while the NASDAQ gained 0.56% to 22,201.01. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.56% to 6,575.43.
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Communication services shares jumped by 1.7% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, utilities stocks fell by 0.2%.
Top Headline
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BJ ) posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter.
The company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.16, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.09. Quarterly sales of $5.348 billion outpaced the Street view of $5.347 billion.
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings raised its fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.30 to $4.40, up from its prior range of $4.20 to $4.35, compared with analyst expectations of $4.31.
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Liminatus Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: LIMN ) shares dropped 29% to $0.74. Shares of authID Inc (NASDAQ: AUID ) were down 20% to $1.37 after the company announced pricing of approximately $3,675,000 registered direct offering. Pasithea Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: KTTA ) was down, falling 21% to $0.33. The company announced interim Phase 1 data from its ongoing first-in-human trial evaluating PAS-004 in patients with MAPK pathway-driven advanced solid tumors with a documented RAS, NF1 or RAF mutation, or in patients who have failed prior BRAF/MEK inhibition.Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.8% to $57.93 while gold traded up 0.1% at $4,065.80.
Silver traded down 2.1% to $49.235 on Friday, while copper fell 0.1% to $4.9625.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.4%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.9%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 declined 0.3% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.1% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 dipping 2.40%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 2.38%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 2.45% and India's BSE Sensex declining 0.47%.
Economics
The Michigan Consumer Sentiment index will be released today.
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