US markets closed higher Friday, meanwhile Asia-Pacific markets are mixed

• Top laggard iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF gave up 20 cents, or 0.24% Friday IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF had a negative day Friday (down 0.039%).
• Asia-Pacific markets are currently mixed so far this session.

A reminder of where Friday ended before today's session begins: markets had an interesting day Friday; Dow Jones gained 1.65% and closed at 33,674. S&P 500 closed the day at 4,136.25, having gained 1.85%.

Trading in the US will continue today in around 9 hours time, meanwhile Asia-Pacific markets are in session with varied performances. European markets closed higher Friday whilst FTSE ascends to 7,778.38 (up 0.98%).

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and Nova Ltd. due to release their earnings reports within the following week.

Friday's gains have given market bulls further impetus to expect strong macro data going forward, such as United States Crude Oil Inventories is projected to outperform its last figure with -1.1 million. It previously stood at -1.28 million; data will be released Wednesday.

Furthermore, the market is looking at United States Consumer Price Index figure is projected at 0.4%. It previously stood at 0.1%; data will be released Wednesday. United States Core Consumer Prices is expected Wednesday.

While most assets did well Friday, some did better than others as SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF trades at $38.35 having gained 6.29%.

Friday's bullishness contained stragglers as noticeable risk-on sentiment wasn't enough to prevent iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF giving up 20 cents, or 0.24%, before ending the session at $82.21. IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF had a negative day Friday (down 0.039%).

IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Ended Friday's session at $25.35

Following a month of flat trade, Pointing in a similar direction, Friday's session was more of the same — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF moves 0.04% to close at $25.35 Friday.

IShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | Closed 20 cents (-0.24%) lower at $82.21

A tough session dominated by bearish sentiment left SHY 20 cents lower, while setting a $82.17 to $82.28 session range. The fund disclosed a quarterly dividend of 19.1 cents per share on Friday, April 28th and was paid on Friday, May 5th — thereby generating a yield of 0.929% for all eligble investors.