Nasdaq Rises 50 Points; US Manufacturing PMI Improves In September

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U.S. stocks traded slightly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 50 points on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.02% to 34,078.08 while the NASDAQ rose 0.41% to 13,277.55. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.20% to 4,338.80. Check This Out: McDonald's, Halliburton And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares rose by 1% on Friday. In trading on Friday, utilities shares fell by 0.3%. Top Headline The S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 48.9 in September from 47.9 in the prior month, beating market estimates of 48....