After seeing significant volatility early in the session, stocks have moved mostly higher over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages have all shown strong moves to the upside, offsetting the losses posted in the two previous sessions.
In recent trading, the major averages have reached new highs for the session. The Dow is up 571.29 points or 1.9 percent at 30,904.88, the Nasdaq is up 141.49 points or 1.3 percent at 10,756.34 and the S&P 500 is up 59.71 points or 1.6 percent at 3,725.49.
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