Tech shares were aided by reports of a $100 billion U.S. manufacturing pledge from the iPhone maker. The Nasdaq rose 1.2%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.7% and the Dow industrials added 0.2%.

All the three major US stock indices edged higher during the early minutes of trade on Friday as S&P 500 rose 0.35%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.37%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also climbed 0.

The Dow Jones average fared the worst of the major indexes with its 0.5% drop, or loss of 224 points, despite a 3.2% gain for Apple AAPL. The 30-stock index sank below its 21-day exponential moving average. Caterpillar stock CAT was a loser on the Dow after a ratings downgrade.