U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.41% to 34,088.68 while the NASDAQ rose 1.27% to 11,659.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.57% to 4,083.57.
Gainers
FOXO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: FOXO) shares jumped 109% to $1.07.
Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) rose 59% to $0.4459 after jumping 47% on Thursday.
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.29% to 34,047.95 while the NASDAQ rose 0.88% to 11,613.37. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.41% to 4,077.05.
Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.34 by 8.82 percent. This is a 19.23 percent increase over earnings of $0.26 per share from