Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 1.08% or 2.05 points to trade at 192.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.07% or 1.91 points to end at 180.10 and United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) was up 0.99% or 1.11 points to 113.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.72% or 4.28 points to trade at 243.94 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) declined 1.05% or 0.96 points to end at 90.68 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 0.93% or 1.60 points to 169.70.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) which rose 4.72% to 124.87, Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) which was up 3.81% to settle at 127.01 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 3.79% to close at 110.19.
The worst performers were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) which was down 6.50% to 168.41 in late trade, Invesco Plc (NYSE:IVZ) which lost 4.44% to settle at 31.23 and Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which was down 3.85% to 42.22 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) which rose 35.08% to 3.161, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DFFN) which was up 28.98% to settle at 3.1600 and Northern Technologies (NASDAQ:NTIC) which gained 22.93% to close at 19.30.
The worst performers were Innocoll AG (NASDAQ:INNL) which was down 33.16% to 1.2500 in late trade, Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BLPH) which lost 30.41% to settle at 1.030 and Esperion Th (NASDAQ:ESPR) which was down 20.17% to 23.67 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1934 to 1304 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1463 rose and 1053 declined, while 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) rose to all time highs; up 4.72% or 5.63 to 124.87. Shares in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.81% or 4.66 to 127.01. Shares in Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.79% or 4.02 to 110.19. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) rose to all time highs; rising 1.08% or 2.05 to 192.36. Shares in Northern Technologies (NASDAQ:NTIC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 22.93% or 3.60 to 19.30.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.09% to 11.22.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.12% or 1.50 to $1228.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $51.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.0736, while USD/JPY fell 0.51% to 112.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 100.16.