US stock indices opened lower on Friday at the end of the whipsaw week.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 38.4 points, or 0.10%, to 39,408.06. The S&P 500 fell 4.7 points, or 0.09%, to 5,314.66, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 23.5 points, or 0.14%, to 16,636.522.
Oil prices edged higher on Friday on fears of a widening Middle East conflict.
Brent crude futures were up 32 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $79.48 a barrel by 1225 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $76.57.
Gold prices fell on Friday as the jobs data eased concerns on US recession.
Spot gold was down 0.1 per cent to $2,425.34 per ounce, as of 1155 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 per cent at $2,464.60. Spot silver was down 0.3 per cent to $27.49 per ounce.
