S&P 500 Tops 6,000; Sezzle Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 gaining around 0.6% on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.83% to 44,092.10 while the NASDAQ rose 0.20% to 19,308.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.60% to 6,009.11.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares surged by 1.8% on Friday.

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

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The total number of active U.S. oil rigs came in unchanged at 479 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported.

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Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) shares shot up 71% to $429.31 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in third-quarter financial results, raised its FY24 guidance, and issued FY25 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.

Shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI) got a boost, surging 54% to $27.55 after the ...