Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.90% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 1.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (O:MSFT), which rose 10.41% or 5.00 points to trade at 53.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (O:AAPL) added 3.10% or 3.58 points to end at 119.08 and Procter & Gamble Company (N:PG) was up 2.91% or 2.18 points to 77.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (N:NKE), which fell 1.42% or 1.88 points to trade at 130.53 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (N:KO) declined 1.04% or 0.45 points to end at 42.79 and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) was down 1.02% or 0.60 points to 58.30.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mallinckrodt (N:MNK) which rose 12.18% to 65.75, Microsoft Corporation (O:MSFT) which was up 10.41% to settle at 53.03 and Endo International PLC (O:ENDP) which gained 9.99% to close at 56.60.
The worst performers were Stericycle Inc (O:SRCL) which was down 19.28% to 120.31 in late trade, VF Corporation (N:VFC) which lost 12.92% to settle at 63.75 and Whirlpool Corporation (N:WHR) which was down 8.70% to 145.90 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Reading International B Inc (O:RDIB) which rose 37.67% to 15.350, Horizon Pharma PLC (O:HZNP) which was up 30.03% to settle at 17.06 and NETGEAR Inc (O:NTGR) which gained 27.98% to close at 41.85.
The worst performers were Ocular Therapeutix Inc (O:OCUL) which was down 52.32% to 7.18 in late trade, Westmoreland Coal Company (O:WLB) which lost 30.36% to settle at 8.58 and Mid-Con Energy Partners LP (O:MCEP) which was down 26.42% to 2.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1494 to 1040 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1693 rose and 861 declined, while 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stericycle Inc (O:SRCL) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.28% or 28.73 to 120.31. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (O:MSFT) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.41% or 5.00 to 53.03. Shares in VF Corporation (N:VFC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 12.92% or 9.46 to 63.75. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (O:MSFT) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.41% or 5.00 to 53.03. Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.02% or 0.60 to 58.30. Shares in Ocular Therapeutix Inc (O:OCUL) fell to all time lows; falling 52.32% or 7.88 to 7.18. Shares in Westmoreland Coal Company (O:WLB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 30.36% or 3.74 to 8.58. Shares in NETGEAR Inc (O:NTGR) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 27.98% or 9.15 to 41.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.07% to 14.44 a new 1-month low.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.14% or 1.60 to $1164.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.65% or 0.75 to hit $44.63 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.12 to trade at $47.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.82% to 1.1014, while USD/JPY rose 0.58% to 121.39.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.79% at 97.20.