Crude Oil Rises; Blend Labs Shares Jump Following Q2 Results

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 50 points on Friday. The Dow traded down 0.05% to 39,426.08 while the NASDAQ rose 0.36% to 16,720.23. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.30% to 5,335.46. Leading and Lagging Sectors Information technology shares climbed by 0.6% on Friday. In trading on Friday, industrials shares fell 0.3%. Top Headline The total number of active U.S. oil rigs increased by three to 485 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported. Equ ...