Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.43%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.63%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 3.20% or 3.56 points to trade at 114.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) added 1.59% or 1.28 points to end at 81.95 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.20% or 2.72 points to 229.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 6.63% or 14.74 points to trade at 207.48 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 2.30% or 1.11 points to end at 47.11 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 1.69% or 0.74 points to 42.93.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were VeriSign Inc (NASDAQ:VRSN) which rose 17.20% to 165.02, Newell Brands Inc (NYSE:NWL) which was up 14.74% to settle at 18.99 and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) which gained 9.70% to close at 64.32.
The worst performers were Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) which was down 9.73% to 50.73 in late trade, Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) which lost 9.58% to settle at 26.43 and Stericycle Inc (NASDAQ:SRCL) which was down 6.83% to 47.31 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) which rose 67.63% to 7.560, Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:TYHT) which was up 29.44% to settle at 1.02 and China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:CIFS) which gained 28.92% to close at 2.14.
The worst performers were Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:PBYI) which was down 48.01% to 20.07 in late trade, Trevena Inc (NASDAQ:TRVN) which lost 32.39% to settle at 0.71 and Inpixon (NASDAQ:INPX) which was down 32.03% to 5.0300 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1724 to 1333 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1392 rose and 1253 declined, while 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in VeriSign Inc (NASDAQ:VRSN) rose to 5-year highs; up 17.20% or 24.22 to 165.02. Shares in Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 9.73% or 5.47 to 50.73. Shares in Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.58% or 2.80 to 26.43. Shares in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.70% or 5.69 to 64.32. Shares in Stericycle Inc (NASDAQ:SRCL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.83% or 3.47 to 47.31. Shares in Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) rose to 52-week highs; up 67.63% or 3.050 to 7.560. Shares in Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:PBYI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 48.01% or 18.53 to 20.07. Shares in Trevena Inc (NASDAQ:TRVN) fell to all time lows; down 32.39% or 0.34 to 0.71.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.88% to 19.51.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 1.30 to $1234.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.11% or 0.71 to hit $62.98 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.21 to trade at $72.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.1395, while USD/JPY rose 0.43% to 113.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 96.27.