Global Markets Mostly Rise, Bitcoin Approaches $70,000, and Schlumberger Warns of Slowdown in Oil Exploration Company Spending

According to Zhitong Finance, on Friday, the three major indices closed higher, with all three major U.S. stock indices recording gains for the sixth consecutive week.

Major U.S. stock indices closed higher on Friday, with all three recording gains for the sixth consecutive week. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon Index rose by 3.03%. Among individual stocks, Netflix (NFLX.US) closed up more than 11%, marking its largest single-day gain in a year.

The Dow rose by 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to 43,275.91 points; the Nasdaq rose by 115.94 points, or 0.63%, to 18,489.55 points; the S&P 500 rose by 23.20 points, or 0.40%, to 5,864.67 points.

For the week, the Dow rose by 0.96%, the S&P 500 rose by 0.85%, and the Nasdaq rose by 0.8%.

Among other markets, the German DAX30 Index rose by 0.33%, the French CAC40 Index rose by 0.39%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 Index rose by 0.77%.

The Nikkei 225 Index rose by 0.18%, the Indonesia Composite Index rose by 0.32%, and the Vietnam VN30 Index fell by 0.01%.

Bitcoin rose by over 1.2% to $68,218.46 per coin, while Ethereum rose by over 1.2% to $2,636.32 per coin.

COMEX gold futures rose by 0.41% to $2,689.90 per ounce, while spot gold rose by 0.42% to $2,673.75 per ounce.

NYMEX WTI crude oil futures for November delivery fell by $1.45 on Friday, a decrease of 2.05%, closing at $69.22 per barrel, approaching the closing prices of $68.17 on September 30 and $65.14 on September 10.

Most London metals rose, with nickel falling by 0.31%; copper rose by over 1.2%, zinc rose by 0.49%, and aluminum rose by over 2%.

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