Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.40%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 1.57% or 0.83 points to trade at 53.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.15% or 0.33 points to end at 29.03 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was up 1.12% or 0.29 points to 26.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), which fell 0.37% or 0.29 points to trade at 78.36 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 0.36% or 0.17 points to end at 47.49 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 0.33% or 0.36 points to 107.16.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) which rose 7.42% to 41.38, Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was up 4.28% to settle at 78.13 and Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) which gained 2.93% to close at 32.64.
The worst performers were Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which was down 4.55% to 43.67 in late trade, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) which lost 4.54% to settle at 22.10 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 4.33% to 16.93 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Prima BioMed Ltd (NASDAQ:PBMD) which rose 44.00% to 1.440, Southcoast Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:SOCB) which was up 43.02% to settle at 12.900 and Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) which gained 39.90% to close at 19.18.
The worst performers were xG Technology Inc (NASDAQ:XGTI) which was down 59.27% to 0.900 in late trade, 6D Global Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SIXD) which lost 29.53% to settle at 3.03 and Sfx Enterta (NASDAQ:SFXE) which was down 28.35% to 1.39 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1671 to 795; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1549 rose and 1008 declined, while 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) rose to all time highs; rising 7.42% or 2.86 to 41.38. Shares in Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.55% or 2.08 to 43.67. Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.33% or 0.77 to 16.93. Shares in xG Technology Inc (NASDAQ:XGTI) fell to all time lows; down 59.27% or 1.310 to 0.900. Shares in Southcoast Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:SOCB) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 43.02% or 3.880 to 12.900. Shares in Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) rose to 3-years highs; up 39.90% or 5.47 to 19.18. Shares in Sfx Enterta (NASDAQ:SFXE) fell to all time lows; losing 28.35% or 0.55 to 1.39.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.89% to 12.83.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.11% or 1.20 to $1114.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.15% or 0.07 to hit $42.16 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.70% or 0.84 to trade at $48.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.34% to 1.1112, while USD/JPY fell 0.12% to 124.30.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 96.59.