2/5/2021 6:46:52 PM GMT
Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.23% to 31,128.24 while the NASDAQ rose 0.39% to 13,832.16. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.35% to 3,885.30.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 26,679,630 cases with around 455,870 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 10,802,590 confirmed cases and 154,820 deaths, while Brazil reported over 9,396,290 COVID-19 cases with 228,790 deaths. In total, there were at least 104,947,760 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 2,286,250 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Materials shares rose 1.6% on Friday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Marrone Bio Innovations Inc MBII 22.05%, up 10%, and LSB Industries, Inc. LXU 10.25%, up 14%.