Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.09%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 1.31% or 0.62 points to trade at 47.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.23% or 1.00 points to end at 82.20 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.16% or 2.60 points to 227.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.18% or 4.11 points to trade at 342.79 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.13% or 1.35 points to end at 118.46 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was down 0.85% or 0.38 points to 44.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which rose 6.38% to 260.00, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which was up 4.18% to settle at 69.29 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 2.14% to close at 35.39.
The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 5.14% to 64.20 in late trade, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) which lost 4.38% to settle at 22.69 and The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) which was down 3.17% to 13.46 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ:AOBC) which rose 43.60% to 14.03, Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INNT) which was up 36.14% to settle at 7.12 and Midatech Pharma PLC (NASDAQ:MTP) which gained 29.11% to close at 0.858.
The worst performers were Bridgeline Digital Inc (NASDAQ:BLIN) which was down 15.94% to 1.1600 in late trade, CPI Card Group Inc (NASDAQ:PMTS) which lost 15.51% to settle at 3.16 and Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WINS) which was down 13.90% to 70.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1628 to 1387 and 132 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1602 rose and 963 declined, while 159 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.38% or 15.59 to 260.00. Shares in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.14% or 0.74 to 35.39. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.31% or 0.62 to 47.77. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 1.16% or 2.60 to 227.63.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.66% to 12.90.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.47% or 0.33 to hit $69.92 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.33 to trade at $77.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.1608, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 111.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 95.03.