Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.44%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.64%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 2.08% or 3.18 points to trade at 156.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.43% or 0.81 points to end at 57.98 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.30% or 0.89 points to 69.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 0.62% or 1.41 points to trade at 225.28 at the close. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 0.61% or 0.16 points to end at 26.15 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.32% or 0.33 points to 103.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) which rose 3.77% to 35.79, Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) which was up 3.40% to settle at 43.54 and Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) which gained 3.10% to close at 53.48.
The worst performers were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which was down 3.64% to 1.06 in late trade, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) which lost 2.97% to settle at 45.11 and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was down 2.58% to 4.540 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Zion Oil & Gas Inc (NASDAQ:ZN) which rose 39.01% to 5.880, Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) which was up 30.61% to settle at 0.64 and Digital Ally Inc (NASDAQ:DGLY) which gained 33.33% to close at 4.200.
The worst performers were Cerecor Inc (NASDAQ:CERC) which was down 41.19% to 0.835 in late trade, Cherokee Inc (NASDAQ:CHKE) which lost 36.13% to settle at 4.95 and Precipio Inc (NASDAQ:PRPO) which was down 29.77% to 11.0966 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2100 to 990 and 146 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1803 rose and 696 declined, while 130 ended unchanged.
Shares in DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.77% or 1.30 to 35.79. Shares in Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) fell to all time lows; falling 3.64% or 0.04 to 1.06. Shares in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) rose to all time highs; rising 2.08% or 3.18 to 156.27. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.61% or 0.16 to 26.15. Shares in Zion Oil & Gas Inc (NASDAQ:ZN) rose to 5-year highs; up 39.01% or 1.650 to 5.880. Shares in Cherokee Inc (NASDAQ:CHKE) fell to 5-year lows; down 36.13% or 2.80 to 4.95.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 10.85% to 11.18.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.93% or 11.36 to $1211.94 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.61% or 1.19 to hit $44.33 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.72% or 1.31 to trade at $46.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1405, while USD/JPY rose 0.62% to 113.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 95.77.