US stocks rose, Dow gained over 400 points. S&P 500 and NASDAQ also up. Health care shares jumped, while communication services fell. University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index hit record low. Oil up, gold and silver down. European and Asian markets closed higher.
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 400 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.87% to 50,721.45 while the NASDAQ gained 0.60% to 26,450.18. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.66% to 7,494.96.
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Health care shares jumped by 1.4% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, communication services stocks fell by 0.4%.
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