The US markets closed volatile session mostly higher on Friday after a brutal selloff due to recession fears triggered by a series of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. Traders may have been expressing some uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets following Thursday's sell-off, which reflected concerns about the economic impact of aggressive monetary policy tightening. Traders remain sidelines due to the expiration of monthly and quarterly options contracts ahead of the Juneteenth market holiday on Monday.
On the economic data front, the Federal Reserve released a report showing industrial production increased by less than expected in the month of May. The Fed said industrial production crept up by 0.2 percent in May after surging by an upwardly revised 1.4 percent in April. Street had expected production to rise by 0.4 percent compared to the 1.1 percent jump originally reported for the previous month. A separate report from the Conference Board showed a continued decrease by its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of May. The report showed the Conference Board's leading economic index fell by 0.4 percent in May, matching the revised drop seen in April as well as street estimates.
Nasdaq surged 152.25 points or 1.43 percent to 10,798.35 and S&P 500 was up by 8.07 points or 0.22 percent to 3,674.84, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 38.29 points or 0.13 percent to 29,888.78.
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