U.S. Stocks Are Back Gaining Momentum! These Sectors Are The Market's Attention

<p>&nbsp;Stocks rose on Friday, putting the Dow Jones on track for a 10th straight day of gains and for tech stocks to recover from their slump, as investors assessed the second-quarter earnings season to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.2%, after the blue-chip index surged thanks to its lead by Johnson &amp; Johnson on Thursday. After the losing session, the S&amp;P 500 added about 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose more than 0.7%.</p><p><br /></p><p>This week's company results have eased concerns about the resilience of US consumers and about the health of the financial system after this spring's banking crisis.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the market is starting to look forward to big tech results from companies like Microsoft next week, after less-than-inspiring second-quarter updates from Tesla ( TSLA ) and Netflix ( NFLX ) sent the Nasdaq down sharply on Thursday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, coming into focus is the Federal Reserve's policy decision next week, centered on the US economy's chances of avoiding a severe recession. The encouraging data flow shows its strength ahead of the central bank's rate hike campaign.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the US dollar index which measures the US dollar against six major currencies traded up 0.27% to a trading level of 100.870.</p>