Nasdaq Rises 50 Points; US Manufacturing PMI Improves In September

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….