Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.26%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (N:GS), which rose 3.72% or 7.15 points to trade at 199.17 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (N:JPM) added 3.04% or 2.02 points to end at 68.46 and Walt Disney Company (N:DIS) was up 2.36% or 2.67 points to 115.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (N:UNH), which fell 1.22% or 1.42 points to trade at 114.81 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (N:PG) declined 1.07% or 0.82 points to end at 75.57 and Verizon Communications Inc (N:VZ) was down 0.91% or 0.42 points to 45.78.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Qorvo Inc (O:QRVO) which rose 23.23% to 55.55, NVIDIA Corporation (O:NVDA) which was up 13.86% to settle at 31.55 and Monster Beverage 1990 Corp (O:MNST) which gained 13.61% to close at 150.24.
The worst performers were TripAdvisor Inc (O:TRIP) which was down 6.85% to 77.42 in late trade, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (N:FCX) which lost 6.36% to settle at 10.75 and Activision Blizzard Inc (O:ATVI) which was down 6.32% to 35.00 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Zs Pharma I (O:ZSPH) which rose 40.64% to 89.04, Discovery Laboratories Inc (O:DSCO) which was up 39.47% to settle at 0.47 and Stampscom Inc (O:STMP) which gained 38.10% to close at 104.93.
The worst performers were Iconix Brand Group Inc (O:ICON) which was down 57.37% to 6.88 in late trade, KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:KBIO) which lost 52.33% to settle at 0.920 and Cumulus Media Inc (O:CMLS) which was unchanged 0.00% to 0.290 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1357 to 1174 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1617 rose and 902 declined, while 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (O:NVDA) rose to 5-year highs; up 13.86% or 3.84 to 31.55. Shares in Zs Pharma I (O:ZSPH) rose to all time highs; up 40.64% or 25.73 to 89.04. Shares in Iconix Brand Group Inc (O:ICON) fell to 5-year lows; falling 57.37% or 9.26 to 6.88. Shares in KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:KBIO) fell to all time lows; down 52.33% or 1.010 to 0.920. Shares in Stampscom Inc (O:STMP) rose to 5-year highs; up 38.10% or 28.95 to 104.93. Shares in Cumulus Media Inc (O:CMLS) unchanged to all time lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.000 to 0.290.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.72% to 14.34.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.44% or 15.90 to $1088.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.65% or 0.74 to hit $44.45 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.83% or 0.40 to trade at $47.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.30% to 1.0741, while USD/JPY rose 1.19% to 123.19.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.20% at 99.27.