Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.01%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 1.73% or 1.62 points to trade at 95.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.40% or 2.79 points to end at 202.23 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.35% or 0.95 points to 71.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 2.68% or 4.17 points to trade at 151.31 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.17% or 2.58 points to end at 217.19 and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.90% or 0.68 points to 74.84.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which rose 8.93% to 1.22, EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which was up 8.00% to settle at 56.19 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which gained 4.23% to close at 5.79.
The worst performers were Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ:BBBY) which was down 12.12% to 29.65 in late trade, Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) which lost 5.42% to settle at 49.92 and Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) which was down 3.32% to 188.68 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) which rose 71.75% to 1.2500, Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) which was up 52.27% to settle at 0.335 and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTLA) which gained 46.75% to close at 56.13.
The worst performers were Top Ships Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) which was down 66.67% to 0.8000 in late trade, Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which lost 33.31% to settle at 0.171 and Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) which was down 32.26% to 0.1600 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2146 to 1064 and 35 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1623 rose and 912 declined, while 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ:BBBY) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.12% or 4.09 to 29.65. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; rising 1.40% or 2.79 to 202.23. Shares in AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) rose to 52-week highs; up 71.75% or 0.5222 to 1.2500. Shares in Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTLA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 46.75% or 17.88 to 56.13.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.91% to 10.07.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.66% or 8.21 to $1257.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.89% or 0.38 to hit $43.12 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.46 to trade at $45.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.40% to 1.1197, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 111.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 96.96.