iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat, U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday with energy companies rebounding from earlier this week.
The Dow Jones slid 2.53 (-0.01 percent) to finish at 21,394.76.
The Nasdaq jumped 28.56 (+0.46 percent) to close at 6,265.25, while the S&P 500 finished at 2,438.30, up 3.80 (+0.16 percent) from its open.
Crude oil was about 1 percent higher with prices at $43 per barrel.
Winners and Losers: An earnings miss for Bed Bath & Beyond sent shares plunging 12 percent.
Barnes & Noble climbed 8 percent after reporting a narrower-than-expected loss in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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