US benchmark equity indexes ended higher Friday as a survey showed that consumer sentiment reached a six-month high in November.
* US consumer sentiment so far this month saw a fourth straight improvement, hitting the highest reading in six months, while year-ahead inflation expectations fell to the lowest level since December 2020, preliminary results from the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers showed.
Interviews for the survey were concluded prior to Tuesday's US presidential election, in which Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, marking his return to the White House.
* December West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed down $1.88 to settle at $70.48 per barrel, while January Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen down $1.63 to $74.00 after fresh economic stimulus measures from China failed to impress as demand worries continue.
* Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped 8.2%, with the electric vehicle maker's market capitalization topping $1 trillion. Markets are betting that Tesla stands to benefit from Trump's victory in the presidential election.
* Airbnb (ABNB) fell 8.7%. Late Thursday, the vacation rental company's Q3 earnings more than halved year-over-year, while revenue narrowly advanced above Wall Street's estimates.
* Boeing (BA) is considering a sale of its navigation unit Jeppesen and has hired an adviser to assist with the potential sale, Bloomberg reported Friday. The plane maker's shares were up 0.5%.
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