# U.S. Stocks Close Higher as PayPal Gains 4.70%, Circle Declines

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-09-25T20:03:09.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-25T20:03:09.000Z
Section: Investing

> The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.02%, while Microsoft advanced 3.77% and several listed stocks fell.

U.S. stocks finished higher Friday, with all three major indexes advancing as PayPal posted the largest gain among the listed companies at 4.70%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.02%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.53% and the S&P 500 added 0.61%.

Microsoft increased 3.77%. Circle declined 4.12%, while Intel and Meta fell 3.43% and 3.41%, respectively. MARA dropped 2.88%.

The listed stocks posted mixed results despite the broad gains across major U.S. equity benchmarks.