Forex Pros – U.S. stocks were up after the closing bell on Friday.
At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.50%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.71%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.66%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment fell more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 68.20 last month from 77.50 in the preceding month.
Analysts had expected UoM consumer sentiment to fall to 76.50 last month.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets closed lower. France’s CAC 40 was down 0.89%; Germany’s DAX shed 1.16%; Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 0.28%; and the EURO STOXX 50 fell 0.89%.
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