U.S. Markets Open Higher; Dow Rises Around 200 Points

Benzinga Real-time News · Jun 17, 2022 22:05

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining around 200 points on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.66% to 30,125.89 while the NASDAQ rose 1.39% to 10,794.45. The S&P also rose, gaining, 0.90% to 3,699.66.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Real estate shares jumped by 1.5% on Friday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector includedFranklin Street Properties Corp.(NYSE:FSP), up 4% andGetty Realty Corp.(NYSE:GTY) up 3%.

In trading on Friday, energy shares tumbled by 1%.

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US initial jobless claims fell by 3,000 to 229,000 in the week ended June 11th, compared to market estimates of 210,000.

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U.S. Markets Open Higher; Dow Rises Around 200 Points

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