Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Mandiant Inc (NASDAQ: MNDT) reported the completion of divestiture of its FireEye Products unit to McAfee Enterprise for $1.2 billion in cash. Mandiant shares rose 0.1% to $17.75 in after-hours trading.
Biotech stocks retreated in the week ending Oct. 8, extending losses for the third straight week. Some of the selling in the space was due to money moving out of defensive stocks and into risky bets amid the broader market strength.
Toward the end of trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.24% to 34,835.06 while the NASDAQ fell 0.13% to 14,635.04. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.13% to 4,405.69.