Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.48% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.36%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 2.27% or 1.17 points to trade at 52.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.67% or 5.39 points to end at 328.13 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.13% or 3.82 points to 342.37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.19% or 2.99 points to trade at 248.12 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 0.78% or 0.42 points to end at 53.30 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.46% or 0.48 points to 102.94.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) which rose 8.73% to 167.41, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) which was up 3.86% to settle at 163.62 and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) which gained 3.76% to close at 43.83.
The worst performers were State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which was down 7.00% to 80.45 in late trade, Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) which lost 4.08% to settle at 46.05 and EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which was down 3.28% to 70.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:GFN) which rose 55.55% to 18.93, MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) which was up 34.32% to settle at 3.855 and Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TIRX) which gained 30.15% to close at 16.10.
The worst performers were Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:SQBG) which was down 36.69% to 17.5050 in late trade, Wilhelmina (NASDAQ:WHLM) which lost 30.56% to settle at 7.50 and NXT-ID Inc (NASDAQ:NXTD) which was down 25.04% to 0.7796 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1674 to 1377 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1755 fell and 1423 advanced, while 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) rose to all time highs; rising 8.73% or 13.45 to 167.41. Shares in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.86% or 6.08 to 163.62. Shares in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.76% or 1.59 to 43.83. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.27% or 1.17 to 52.81. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; rising 1.67% or 5.39 to 328.13. Shares in General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:GFN) rose to all time highs; gaining 55.55% or 6.76 to 18.93. Shares in MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) rose to 3-years highs; rising 34.32% or 0.985 to 3.855.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.93% to 16.25 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.53% or 9.40 to $1776.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.54% or 0.34 to hit $63.12 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.22 to trade at $66.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1982, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 108.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 91.540.