U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, following the release of PCE price inflation data.

Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.12% to 38,096.06 while the NASDAQ fell 0.19% to 15,481.44. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.05% to 4,891.94.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Health care shares rose by 0.5% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, information technology shares fell by 0.8%.

Top Headline

The headline PCE annual inflation rate held at 2.6% in December, matching both the previous and expected rate of 2.6%. On a monthly basis, the PCE price index rebounded...