Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.30 percent to 24,589.94 while the NASDAQ declined 0.56 percent to 7,197.30. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.31 percent to 2,684.69.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
On Friday, the financial shares climbed 0.31 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Farmers Capital Bank Corporation FFKT 15.98%, up 16 percent, and Associated Banc-Corp ASB 9.16%, up 10 percent.
In trading on Friday, information technology shares fell 0.71 percent.
Top Headline
General Electric Company GE 4.65% reported better-than-expected profit for its first quarter.
The conglomerate said it earned 16 cents per share in the first quarter on revenue of $28.7 billion versus expectations of 12 cents per share and $27.5 billion.
Equities Trading UP
AGM Group Holdings Inc. AGMH 0.59% shares shot up 24 percent to $10.51 after climbing 34.60 percent on Thursday.
Shares of Limelight Networks, Inc. LLNW 26.1% got a boost, shooting up 23 percent to $5.045 following a first-quarter earnings beat. The company also raised its fiscal 2018 estimates.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ERIC 16.79% shares were also up, gaining 18 percent to $7.83 after reporting strong Q1 earnings.
Equities Trading DOWN
Clearwater Paper Corporation CLW 34.98% shares dropped 38 percent to $25.025 after reporting Q1 results.
Shares of Skechers USA Inc SKX 27.42% were down 28 percent to $30.42. Skechers reported in-line earnings for its first quarter, but issued weak guidance for the second quarter.
Atossa Genetics Inc. ATOS 909.07% was down, falling around 12 percent to $3.8508. Atossa Genetics reported a 1-for-12 reverse stock split.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.72 percent to $67.80 while gold traded down 0.84 percent to $1,337.50.
Silver traded down 0.66 percent Friday to $17.125, while copper rose 0.11 percent to $3.1575.
Eurozone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.14 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.06 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.04 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX fell 0.43 percent, and the French CAC 40 gained 0.11 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.43 percent.
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