Mumbai, Oct. 12 -- The US stocks surged Friday as Crude oil prices eased and risk sentiment generally remained supported. Gains were led by tech shares as markets set themselves up for the upcoming earnings season.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech-focused Nasdaq Composite, and benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.8%, 0.6%, and 0.6%, respectively in last session.

For the week, the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq gained a respective 1.2%, 0.9%, and 0.6%. It was the Nasdaq's fourth consecutive weekly gain.

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