Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.32%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 4.27% or 4.49 points to trade at 109.71 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald`s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 1.57% or 1.50 points to end at 97.29 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.02% or 0.59 points to 58.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 3.03% or 0.97 points to trade at 31.02 at the close. EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) declined 0.83% or 0.55 points to end at 65.60 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.74% or 0.34 points to 45.31.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which rose 4.27% to 109.71, Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) which was up 3.96% to settle at 25.19 and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which gained 3.51% to close at 27.75.
The worst performers were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 18.17% to 19.66 in late trade, Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) which lost 12.21% to settle at 48.62 and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which was down 5.38% to 80.41 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM) which rose 27.14% to 0.044, Westell Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:WSTL) which was up 25.25% to settle at 1.240 and Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:RBPAA) which gained 20.21% to close at 2.320.
The worst performers were Celladon Corp (NASDAQ:CLDN) which was down 38.64% to 1.35 in late trade, Perseon Corp (NASDAQ:PRSN) which lost 29.96% to settle at 1.800 and Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which was down 27.52% to 3.160 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1610 to 1516 and 4 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1673 fell and 1153 advanced, while 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.27% or 4.49 to 109.71. Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.17% or 4.37 to 19.66. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; rising 4.27% or 4.49 to 109.71. Shares in Celladon Corp (NASDAQ:CLDN) fell to all time lows; down 38.64% or 0.85 to 1.35. Shares in Perseon Corp (NASDAQ:PRSN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 29.96% or 0.770 to 1.800. Shares in Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:RBPAA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 20.21% or 0.390 to 2.320.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.64% to 14.10.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.14% or 1.60 to $1173.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.21% or 0.12 to hit $59.58 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.09% or 0.06 to trade at $63.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1163, while USD/JPY rose 0.17% to 123.84.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 95.63.