Crude Oil Down Over 1%; American Express Shares Fall After Q3 Results

U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.03% to 43,252.87 while the NASDAQ rose 0.55% to 18,474.05. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.33% to 5,861.03.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares jumped by 1.2% on Friday.

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

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American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) shares fell around 5% on Friday after the company reported results for the third quarter.

The company said quarterly revenue (net of interest expense) grew 8% year-on-year to $16.64 billion, marginally missing the analyst consensus estimate of $16.67 billion. Adjusted EPS of $3.49 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.28.

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