<div id="readability-page-1"><div>U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index surging more than 250 points on Friday.The Dow traded up 0.66% to 42,452.85 while the NASDAQ fell 0.45% to 18,108.42. The S&amp;P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.07% to 5,741.34.Check This Out: Micron To $150? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Friday<div>Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1.4% on Friday.</div>In trading on Friday, information technology shares fell by 0.3%.Top HeadlineAccording to government data released Friday, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index increased by 2.2% in August compared to the same period last year. The reading was below the 2.3% analysts were expecting and a drop from July's 2.5%.The core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was 2.7% year-over-year in August, matching analyst expectations and 0.1% higher than July's number.Equities Trading UP <ul><li>IonQ, Inc. IONQ shares shot up 19% to $9.56 after the company announced it signed a $54.5 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Lab.</li><li>Shares of Onconetix, Inc. ONCO got a boost, surging 64% to $5.57. Altos Venture reported a 32.5% stake in the company as of September 24 in a 13D filing on Thursday.</li><li>Biomea Fusion, Inc. BMEA shares were also up, gaining 11% to $10.59. Biomea Fusion disclosed that the FDA lifted its clinical hold on BMF-219 in Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes trials. Rodman &amp; Renshaw analyst Tony Butler upgraded Biomea Fusion from Neutral to Buy.</li></ul>Equities Trading DOWN<ul><li>Seelos Therapeutics, Inc SEEL shares dropped 12% to $4.39. Seelos announced postponement of its annual meeting of stockholders.</li><li>Shares of enVVeno Medical Corporation NVNO were down 22% to $3.50 after the company announced the pricing of a $15 million public offering of 4.3 million shares at $3.50 per share.</li><li>Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. ACHC was down, falling 25% to $56.60 after the company issued a statement stating they are cooperating fully with the authorities regarding a government investigation.</li></ul><div>CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.8% to $67.16 while gold traded down 0.3% at $2,686.90.</div>Silver traded up 0.1% to $32.355 on Friday, while copper fell 0.3% to $4.6245.Euro zoneEuropean shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.5%, Germany's DAX climbed 1.04% and France's CAC 40 jumped 0.49%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.21%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.23%.The industry confidence indicator in Spain climbed by 2.8 points from the prior month to a reading of -0.7 in September. Industrial producer prices in Italy declined by 0.8% year-over-year in August.The economic sentiment indicator in the Eurozone slipped to 96.2 in September from 96.5 in August, while services sentiment indicator climbed to a four-month high level of 6.7 in September. The consumer confidence indicator in the Eurozone gained by 0.5 points to -12.9 in September.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed mostly higher on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 2.32%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 3.55%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 2.88% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.31%.Hong Kong’s trade deficit widened to $33.1 billion in August versus $25.6 billion in the year-ago month. The People’s Bank of China slashed the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50bps.Economics<ul><li>U.S. wholesale inventories increased 0.2% month-over-month to $905.7 billion in August compared to a revised 0.2% rise in the prior month.</li><li>The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed to $94.3 billion in August versus a revised $102.8 billion gap in the previous month.</li><li>U.S. personal income rose by 0.2% from the prior month to $24.015 trillion in August compared to a 0.3% gain in the previous month.</li><li>Personal spending rose by 0.2% month-over-month in August.</li><li>The US core PCE price index increased by 0.1% from the prior month in August compared to market estimates of a 0.2% increase and versus the 0.2% gain in the previous month. </li></ul>Now Read This: <ul><li>Top 3 Real Estate Stocks That Are Preparing To Pump This Month</li></ul></div></div>

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U.S. stocks showed mixed performance with the Dow Jones up 0.66% while the NASDAQ fell 0.45%. The PCE Price Index rose 2.2% in August, below expectations. Energy shares increased by 1.4%, while information technology shares dropped by 0.3%. IonQ, Inc. shares surged 19% after a contract announcement, while Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. shares fell 12% due to a postponed meeting. European markets were higher, and Asian markets mostly closed up, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 2.32%. U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.2% in August, and personal income increased by 0.2%.

- U.S. stocks showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones rising 0.66% while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 fell by 0.45% and 0.07%, respectively.  
- The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index increased by 2.2% in August, below expectations, while core PCE matched forecasts at 2.7%.  
- European markets rose, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.5%, and Asian markets mostly closed higher, led by Japan's Nikkei 225, which jumped 2.32%.

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