Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.26%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.36%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 6.01% or 5.43 points to trade at 95.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 5.41% or 2.52 points to end at 49.01 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 4.37% or 9.58 points to 228.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 4.47% or 6.54 points to trade at 139.79 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.00% or 5.46 points to end at 538.15 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 0.19% or 0.27 points to 138.38.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 11.53% to 35.20, Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) which was up 8.69% to settle at 210.62 and Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which gained 8.55% to close at 41.02.
The worst performers were Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was down 12.87% to 10.43 in late trade, Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE:LYV) which lost 7.25% to settle at 70.88 and ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) which was down 6.12% to 361.95 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Huadi International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HUDI) which rose 70.26% to 180.00, Sentage Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SNTG) which was up 34.54% to settle at 4.09 and Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) which gained 29.35% to close at 18.95.
The worst performers were Pulmonx Corp (NASDAQ:LUNG) which was down 60.94% to 4.82 in late trade, Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) which lost 59.38% to settle at 7.92 and Sensus Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ:SRTS) which was down 51.23% to 6.34 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2275 to 839 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2070 rose and 1658 declined, while 202 ended unchanged.
Shares in Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.87% or 1.54 to 10.43. Shares in Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE:LYV) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.25% or 5.54 to 70.88. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.47% or 6.54 to 139.79. Shares in Huadi International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HUDI) rose to all time highs; up 70.26% or 74.28 to 180.00. Shares in Pulmonx Corp (NASDAQ:LUNG) fell to all time lows; falling 60.94% or 7.52 to 4.82. Shares in Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) fell to 52-week lows; down 59.38% or 11.58 to 7.92.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.96% to 24.55 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 3.30% or 53.75 to $1,684.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 5.09% or 4.49 to hit $92.66 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 4.25% or 4.02 to trade at $98.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 2.16% to 1.00, while USD/JPY fell 1.12% to 146.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.91% at 110.65.