U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Friday.

Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.48% to 42,212.69 while the NASDAQ rose 0.65% to 18,034.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.50% to 5,728.62.

Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 1.2% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, real estate shares dipped by 0.9%.

Top Headline

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, compared to a revised 159,000 gain in August, and topping market estimates of 147,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1% in September from 4.2% in the previous month.

Equities Trading UP

• Phoenix Motor Inc. (NASDAQ:PEV) shares shot up 118% to $0.7536 after the company reported a substantial increase in the first-quarter results.
• Shares of Forward Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD) got a boost, surging 65% to $5.84.
• Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) shares were also up, gaining 55% to $1.85 after the company announced its subsidiary, Beneficient Company Holdings, consummated a previously announced transaction pursuant to which approximately $126 million of its preferred equity was redesignated as non-redeemable.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:ADD) shares dropped 28% to $0.3237 after dipping around 57% on Thursday. Color Star Technology recently regained compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Rule after maintaining $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive days.
• Shares of Upexi, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPXI) were down 27% to $2.34 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales results and issued its FY24 adjusted EPS guidance with its midpoint below estimates. The company began a strategic review for its Dockers brand and is exploring a potential sale or other strategic transactions.
• Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:SAVE) was down, falling 27% to $1.63 following a report suggesting that the company is exploring the potential of filing for bankruptcy.

Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.9% to $74.34 while gold traded down 0.4% at $2,669.20.

Silver traded down 0.6% to $32.255 on Friday, while copper rose 1.1% to $4.6025.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.4%, Germany's DAX rose 0.6% and France's CAC 40 climbed 1.1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%.

The S&P Global UK construction PMI jumped to 57.2 in September compared to 53.6 in the previous month, while France construction PMI declined to 37.9 in September from 40.1 in the earlier month. The HCOB Eurozone construction PMI climbed to 42.1 in September versus 41.4 in the prior two months.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.22%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 2.82% and India's BSE Sensex dipping 0.98%.

The HSBC India services PMI was revised downward to 57.7 in September versus a preliminary reading of 58.9. The S&P Global Hong Kong SAR PMI surged to 50.0 in September compared to August's reading of 49.4.

Economics

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, compared to a revised 159,000 gain in August, and topping market estimates of 147,000. The unemployment rate declined to 4.1% in September from 4.2% in the previous month.

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