U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Friday. Shares of Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) rose sharply during Thursday’s session after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raising FY24 revenue outlook. Sony Group reported fiscal second-quarter 2024 consolidated sales growth of 3% year-on-year to $19.44 billion (2.91 trillion Japanese yen), missing the analyst consensus estimate of $19.62 billion. EPS of $0.37 (55.74 yen) beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.27. Sony shares jumped 9.4% to $19.98 on Friday. Here are some oth…
