U.S. stocks traded higher Friday, with the Dow Jones index up 0.63% at 51,246.54, the Nasdaq up 1.74% at 27,338.20 and the S&P 500 up 1.07% at 7,748.68. Consumer discretionary shares gained 1.9%, while energy stocks fell 1.1%. The U.S. economy added 29,000 nonfarm payrolls in September, below the 90,000 consensus, while unemployment reached 4.2% versus 4.1% expected. Average hourly earnings rose 0.1% month over month and 3% year over year, both below forecasts. Alpha Modus Holdings surged 226% after closing a bitcoin-funded private placement and regaining Nasdaq listing compliance, while Stablecoin Development and Xiao-I also rallied. Amaze Holdings, Nexalin Technology and SMX declined. Oil fell 4.8% to $88.46, while gold, silver and copper rose. European shares advanced, while Asian markets closed lower. U.S. factory orders increased 0.1% in August, compared with a revised 0.8% gain in July.