Crude Oil Gains 1%; US Industrial Output Rises In December

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Friday.The Dow traded down 0.09% to 49,398.52 while the NASDAQ gained 0.13% to 23,559.46. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.09% to 6,950.87.Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares gained by 0.3% on Friday.In trading on Friday, materials stocks dipped by 1%.Top HeadlineU.S. industrial production increased 0.4% month-over-month in December, the same as in the previous month and higher than market ...