After posting modest gains on Thursday, major equity indexes in the US opened in the positive territory on Friday. As of writing, the S&P 500 is up 0.1% on the day at 4,243, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising 0.3% at 34,560 and the Nasdaq Composite is little changed at 13,995.
Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, the Financials Index is up 0.6% supported by a 1.5% increase seen in the benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield. On the other hand, the defensive sectors, Real Estate and Healthcare, lose around 0.5% after the opening bell. 
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After posting modest gains on Thursday, major equity indexes in the US opened in the positive territory on Friday. As of writing, the S&P 500 is up 0.1% on the day at 4,243, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising 0.3% at 34,560 and the Nasdaq Composite is little changed at 13,995.
Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, the Financials Index is up 0.6% supported by a 1.5% increase seen in the benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield. On the other hand, the defensive sectors, Real Estate and Healthcare, lose around 0.5% after the opening bell.