Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.36%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which rose 2.14% or 5.97 points to trade at 285.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.64% or 2.25 points to end at 139.12 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.88% or 4.17 points to 226.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which fell 9.88% or 13.01 points to trade at 118.64 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 8.89% or 5.55 points to end at 56.91 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.80% or 2.68 points to 146.04.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which rose 10.44% to 14.71, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) which was up 4.63% to settle at 476.67 and Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which gained 4.42% to close at 98.05.
The worst performers were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) which was down 9.88% to 118.64 in late trade, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which lost 8.89% to settle at 56.91 and Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which was down 8.64% to 6.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Molecular Data Inc (NASDAQ:MKD) which rose 62.14% to 1.44, AzurRx BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:AZRX) which was up 57.26% to settle at 1.950 and Adamis Pharma (NASDAQ:ADMP) which gained 43.31% to close at 1.8200.
The worst performers were Qutoutiao Inc (NASDAQ:QTT) which was down 23.50% to 3.32 in late trade, Celsion Corp (NASDAQ:CLSN) which lost 21.26% to settle at 1.370 and Broadwind Energy Inc (NASDAQ:BWEN) which was down 14.59% to 8.960 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1639 to 1441 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1694 rose and 1351 declined, while 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) rose to all time highs; up 4.63% or 21.08 to 476.67. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 1.64% or 2.25 to 139.12. Shares in AzurRx BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:AZRX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 57.26% or 0.710 to 1.950. Shares in Adamis Pharma (NASDAQ:ADMP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 43.31% or 0.5500 to 1.8200.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.61% to 21.45.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.55% or 10.25 to $1855.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.86% or 0.99 to hit $52.14 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.46% or 0.82 to trade at $55.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.2169, while USD/JPY rose 0.33% to 103.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.207.