Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.18%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which rose 2.40% or 0.59 points to trade at 25.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) added 1.06% or 1.14 points to end at 108.76 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.04% or 0.55 points to 53.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which fell 1.50% or 1.80 points to trade at 117.92 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 1.11% or 0.83 points to end at 73.94 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.06% or 1.28 points to 119.90.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) which rose 5.17% to 26.87, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was up 4.90% to settle at 8.56 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which gained 4.22% to close at 5.68.
The worst performers were Cooper Companies Inc (NYSE:COO) which was down 5.84% to 236.18 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which lost 1.80% to settle at 119.31 and Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) which was down 1.76% to 45.66 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aptevo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:APVO) which rose 58.65% to 2.110, Neovasc Inc (NASDAQ:NVCN) which was up 44.30% to settle at 1.140 and TRACON Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TCON) which gained 26.00% to close at 3.15.
The worst performers were Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA) which was down 22.40% to 42.215 in late trade, Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) which lost 20.70% to settle at 87.46 and Cadiz Inc (NASDAQ:CDZI) which was down 20.49% to 9.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2166 to 919 and 146 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1598 rose and 860 declined, while 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.17% or 1.32 to 26.87. Shares in Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ:AMBA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 22.40% or 12.185 to 42.215.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.44% to 10.12.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 8.46 to $1330.66 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $47.33 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.10 to trade at $52.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.1863, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 110.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 92.79.