U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Friday.

Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.06% to 53,807.42 while the NASDAQ rose 0.16% to 26,845.98. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.05% to 7,802.73.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Communication services shares jumped by 0.8% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, health care stocks fell by 0.8%.