U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.27% to 48,195.28 while the NASDAQ fell 0.14% to 23,209.54. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.01% to 6,845.25.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities shares gained by 0.8% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, consumer discretionary stocks dipped by 1%.
Top Headline
The S&P Global manufacturing PMI fell to 51.8 in December from 52.2 in the previous month.
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