Dow Moves Lower; Colgate-Palmolive Earnings Top Views

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Friday.

The Dow traded down 0.16% to 42,304.57 while the NASDAQ rose 1.25% to 18,645.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.53% to 5,840.72.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares rose by 1.4% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, utilities shares fell by 0.8%.

Top Headline

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter.

The company posted adjusted earnings per share of 91 cents, beating the street view of 89 cents. Quarterly sales of $5.033 billion (+2.4%) beat the street view of $5.003 billion, driven by a "healthy" balance of volume growth and higher pricing.

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