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Loading...US equity markets recorded a slight increase in volatile trade, fall in biotechnology shares was offset by gains in energy shares.
Six of the 10 major S & P sectors were lower, led by a decline in health shares of 2.15%.
Abbott Labs was down 8.8% after reporting a drop in revenue.
Facebook grew by 12.2 percent after the largest social network in the world reported a 52 percent jump in revenue.
Biotech industry Nasdaq is down 3.5 percent, the decline of Celgene is the largest 4.8%
11% reduction for Incyte also pulled the index lower after the company announced it would stop research for the treatment of cancer.
S & P 500 is up 0.4 percent 1,890.42, and the Nasdaq Composite index is 0.76 percent, at 4,502.17.
Bond markets, yields on government securities with a growth on Thursday as oil prices rebounded, raising expectations that inflation may rise, which is negative for bonds.
The benchmark 10 year Treasury down 5/32 in price to -2.02%.
Thirty-year bonds went down to 7/32 in price to -2.82%.
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