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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 1.64% or 4.64 points to trade at 288.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.57% or 1.53 points to end at 98.63 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.37% or 0.60 points to 43.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 2.92% or 4.06 points to trade at 135.13 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.38% or 0.85 points to end at 60.59 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 1.26% or 4.45 points to 347.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which rose 11.78% to 471.46, Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which was up 7.76% to settle at 131.81 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which gained 5.48% to close at 41.39.
The worst performers were Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was down 19.14% to 489.52 in late trade, Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO) which lost 14.61% to settle at 68.28 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which was down 4.08% to 80.73 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Basel Medical Group (NASDAQ:BMGL) which rose 476.92% to 6.00, Global Interactive Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GITS) which was up 145.26% to settle at 2.38 and Bolt Projects Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BSLK) which gained 86.74% to close at 3.38.
The worst performers were CISO Global Inc (NASDAQ:CISO) which was down 41.73% to 0.81 in late trade, Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:SISI) which lost 35.81% to settle at 0.45 and Summit Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:SMMT) which was down 30.50% to 18.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1616 to 1156 and 66 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2119 fell and 1180 advanced, while 137 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 11.78% or 49.67 to 471.46. Shares in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) fell to 3-years lows; falling 19.14% or 115.87 to 489.52. Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.76% or 9.49 to 131.81. Shares in Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO) fell to 52-week lows; down 14.61% or 11.68 to 68.28. Shares in Basel Medical Group (NASDAQ:BMGL) rose to all time highs; up 476.92% or 4.96 to 6.00. Shares in Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:SISI) fell to all time lows; down 35.81% or 0.25 to 0.45.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.13% to 18.58.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.87% or 29.21 to $3,314.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.30% or 0.18 to hit $60.76 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.03% or 0.65 to trade at $62.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.13, while USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 144.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 99.36.