Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.95% or 0.92 points to trade at 48.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 1.73% or 4.83 points to end at 284.16 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.23% or 1.31 points to 107.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 11.83% or 14.49 points to trade at 108.04 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.09% or 1.00 points to end at 91.02 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 0.60% or 1.58 points to 260.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:ANSS) which rose 18.08% to 357.98, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was up 4.09% to settle at 94.89 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which gained 3.20% to close at 150.10.
The worst performers were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which was down 11.83% to 108.04 in late trade, Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS) which lost 6.34% to settle at 524.46 and VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was down 3.23% to 18.59 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nextplay Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:NXTP) which rose 201.66% to 2.73, Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) which was up 97.23% to settle at 139.01 and Daseke Inc (NASDAQ:DSKE) which gained 64.97% to close at 8.10.
The worst performers were Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:ALVR) which was down 67.15% to 0.77 in late trade, Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) which lost 53.96% to settle at 1.28 and Brilliant Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:BRLI) which was down 43.95% to 4.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1919 to 938 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2245 rose and 1162 declined, while 110 ended unchanged.
Shares in ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:ANSS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 18.08% or 54.82 to 357.98. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.95% or 0.92 to 48.00. Shares in Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:ALVR) fell to 3-years lows; down 67.15% or 1.56 to 0.77. Shares in Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) rose to all time highs; up 97.23% or 68.53 to 139.01. Shares in Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) fell to all time lows; falling 53.96% or 1.50 to 1.28. Shares in Brilliant Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:BRLI) fell to all time lows; losing 43.95% or 3.69 to 4.70.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.54% to 13.03.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.63% or 12.90 to $2,064.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.45% or 0.33 to hit $73.56 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.21 to trade at $79.18 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 142.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 101.36.