Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.66%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.63% or 2.02 points to trade at 125.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) added 1.63% or 1.10 points to end at 68.64 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.62% or 0.83 points to 52.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 8.59% or 4.48 points to trade at 47.68 at the close. Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) declined 2.75% or 2.32 points to end at 81.92 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 2.21% or 0.96 points to 42.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) which rose 10.32% to 46.91, Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was up 9.53% to settle at 137.79 and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) which gained 9.46% to close at 23.15.
The worst performers were Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which was down 8.94% to 14.47 in late trade, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which lost 8.59% to settle at 47.68 and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) which was down 8.51% to 141.87 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SSLJ.com Ltd Class A (NASDAQ:SSLJ) which rose 125.79% to 1.3500, Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BSPM) which was up 36.69% to settle at 2.3100 and Wilhelmina (NASDAQ:WHLM) which unchanged 0.00% to close at 6.85.
The worst performers were Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which was down 70.72% to 2.000 in late trade, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp (NASDAQ:TNXP) which lost 65.82% to settle at 1.350 and Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX) which was down 54.58% to 3.1700 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2091 to 951 and 117 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2062 fell and 531 advanced, while 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 10.32% or 4.39 to 46.91. Shares in Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 70.72% or 4.830 to 2.000. Shares in Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp (NASDAQ:TNXP) fell to all time lows; falling 65.82% or 2.600 to 1.350. Shares in Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX) fell to all time lows; down 54.58% or 3.8100 to 3.1700.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.08% to 13.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.25% or 3.10 to $1222.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.82% or 0.57 to hit $69.04 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.40% or 0.30 to trade at $74.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.15% to 1.1660, while USD/JPY fell 0.22% to 110.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.45.