Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.92%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 4.25% or 3.05 points to trade at 74.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.39% or 0.39 points to end at 28.40 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 0.09% or 0.11 points to 118.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which fell 2.63% or 1.54 points to trade at 56.94 at the close. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) declined 2.52% or 2.34 points to end at 90.60 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was down 1.94% or 0.51 points to 25.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which rose 10.02% to 530.50, CR Bard Inc (NYSE:BCR) which was up 4.63% to settle at 187.75 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) which gained 4.25% to close at 74.80.
The worst performers were Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which was down 22.08% to 300.03 in late trade, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which lost 13.40% to settle at 80.86 and Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) which was down 13.12% to 78.86 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Amedica Cor (NASDAQ:AMDA) which rose 37.04% to 0.740, Glori Energy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:GLRI) which was up 28.93% to settle at 1.560 and Marketo Inc (NASDAQ:MKTO) which gained 21.12% to close at 30.39.
The worst performers were Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNSS) which was down 72.36% to 0.959 in late trade, Truecar Inc (NASDAQ:TRUE) which lost 35.67% to settle at 6.87 and The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) which was down 34.35% to 16.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2408 to 682 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2123 fell and 681 advanced, while 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to all time highs; rising 10.02% or 48.32 to 530.50. Shares in CR Bard Inc (NYSE:BCR) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.63% or 8.30 to 187.75. Shares in Visa Inc (NYSE:V) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.25% or 3.05 to 74.80. Shares in Visa Inc (NYSE:V) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.25% or 3.05 to 74.80. Shares in EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.63% or 1.54 to 56.94. Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.52% or 2.34 to 90.60. Shares in Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNSS) fell to all time lows; down 72.36% or 2.511 to 0.959. Shares in Truecar Inc (NASDAQ:TRUE) fell to all time lows; falling 35.67% or 3.81 to 6.87. Shares in The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 34.35% or 8.53 to 16.30.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.79% to 13.74.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.45% or 4.90 to $1099.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.59% or 0.28 to hit $48.16 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.98% or 0.54 to trade at $54.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.0979, while USD/JPY fell 0.09% to 123.81.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 97.36.