Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.29%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 10.96% or 5.83 points to trade at 59.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.72% or 1.82 points to end at 107.46 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.81% or 1.24 points to 153.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.12% or 2.51 points to trade at 221.90 at the close. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) declined 0.68% or 0.64 points to end at 93.78 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.39% or 0.25 points to 64.09.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which rose 10.96% to 59.00, Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:PWR) which was up 3.26% to settle at 32.92 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which gained 3.16% to close at 21.53.
The worst performers were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 5.12% to 29.86 in late trade, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which lost 3.68% to settle at 491.14 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was down 3.33% to 88.60 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bioblast Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ:ORPN) which rose 42.55% to 0.670, Sears Canada Inc (NASDAQ:SRSC) which was up 43.21% to settle at 0.802 and West Marine Inc (NASDAQ:WMAR) which gained 33.16% to close at 12.85.
The worst performers were Cara Therapeutic (NASDAQ:CARA) which was down 39.67% to 15.39 in late trade, Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) which lost 37.04% to settle at 1.87 and NXT-ID Inc (NASDAQ:NXTD) which was down 34.84% to 1.8700 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1887 to 1226 and 143 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1305 fell and 1175 advanced, while 150 ended unchanged.
Shares in West Marine Inc (NASDAQ:WMAR) rose to 52-week highs; up 33.16% or 3.20 to 12.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.71% to 11.13.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.28% or 3.52 to $1242.28 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.89% or 1.30 to hit $46.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.71% or 1.29 to trade at $48.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.17% to 1.1422, while USD/JPY rose 0.24% to 112.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.40.