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 moved to the upside after ending yesterday's lackluster session modestly lower.
Currently, the major averages are off their highs of the session but still in positive territory. The Dow is up 234.89 points or 0.7 percent at 35,450.78, the Nasdaq is up 124.68 points or 0.9 percent at 14,084.40 and the S&P 500 is up 26.24 points or 0.6 percent at 4,528.13.
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