U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 0.2% on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.19% to 44,779.21 while the NASDAQ rose 0.37% to 21,135.49. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.32% to 6,383.53.
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Financial shares jumped by 0.5% on Friday.
In trading on Thursday, real estate stocks dipped by 0.8%.
Top Headline
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.
Phillips 66 posted adjusted earnings of $2.38 per share, beating market estimates of $1.69 per share. The company’s quarterly sales came in at $33.52 billion versus expectations of $32.53 billion.
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