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U.S. stocks traded mixed on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points in early trading.
Following the market opening, the Dow traded down 0.29% to 48,045.77. The Nasdaq rose 0.38% to 22,909.09, while the S&P 500 also increased, gaining 0.07% to 6,829.46.
Materials shares climbed by 0.8% on Friday. Financial stocks fell by 0.8%.
The annual inflation rate in the U.S. surged to 3.3% in March, the highest reading since May 2024. The figure followed 2.4% in both February and January.
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dipped 11% to 47.6 in early April, down from market expectations of 52.
In commodities trading, oil fell 0.2% to $97.72 and gold declined 0.2% to $4,810.00.
Silver rose 0.5% to $76.810, while copper increased 2.8% to $5.9255.
European shares were higher. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.6%, Spain’s IBEX 35 gained 0.8%, and London’s FTSE 100 increased 0.1%. Germany’s DAX rose 0.5% and France’s CAC 40 added 0.4% during the session.
Asian markets closed higher on Friday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.84%, China’s Shanghai Composite climbed 0.51%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.55%, and India’s BSE Sensex increased 1.20%.

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