The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) pops at the start of Friday's session, shooting 0.5% higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) falls into negative territory.

Morning Brief anchor Brad Smith checks out the morning's sector leaders and the top-performing components of the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 (^NDX).

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.