U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 50 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.13% to 37,490.36 while the NASDAQ rose 0.25% to 14,546.77. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.26% to 4,701.05.
It's a mixed session at the end of a bearish week on Wall Street, with major U.S. stock averages reacting to conflicting economic data released Friday.