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Friday's Big Stock Stories: What’s Likely to Move the Market in the Next Trading Session

The Dow Industrials jumped more than 270 points to notch a new closing record on Thursday. Oil prices retreated, giving stocks a tailwind.

Friday's Big Stock Stories: What’s Likely to Move the Market in the Next Trading Session

TL;DR

  • Biotech indexes are showing varied performance heading into the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
  • The NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index has gained nearly 4% in May but is down from its January high.
  • The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF is up 1% in May and has gained 67% in the past year.
  • Real estate is the best-performing sector this week, adding about 3% in four days.
  • Quantum computing companies saw their shares jump after the U.S. government announced $2 billion in funding.
  • Rigetti Computing, Quantum Computing, D-Wave Quantum, IonQ, Arqit Quantum, and IBM all experienced significant stock price increases.
  • CNBC will provide full coverage of the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.