Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.15% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.82% or 7.22 points to trade at 263.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 2.17% or 0.98 points to end at 46.16 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.68% or 4.32 points to 261.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 1.36% or 0.51 points to trade at 37.35 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 1.17% or 1.83 points to end at 155.04 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.07% or 3.10 points to 286.92.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which rose 6.58% to 168.67, Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ:STLD) which was up 4.52% to settle at 124.52 and Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) which gained 4.45% to close at 658.82.
The worst performers were Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) which was down 6.36% to 35.49 in late trade, Ameren Corp (NYSE:AEE) which lost 4.43% to settle at 71.70 and Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) which was down 4.01% to 43.84 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were iCoreConnect Inc (NASDAQ:ICCT) which rose 73.47% to 1.70, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRCA) which was up 61.97% to settle at 6.09 and Virpax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRPX) which gained 62.99% to close at 0.39.
The worst performers were Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN) which was down 87.85% to 1.82 in late trade, Maison Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MSS) which lost 83.56% to settle at 2.50 and Aadi Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:AADI) which was down 56.42% to 2.34 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1962 to 938 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2036 fell and 1421 advanced, while 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.36% or 2.41 to 35.49. Shares in Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.45% or 28.04 to 658.82. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.82% or 7.22 to 263.46. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.17% or 0.98 to 46.16. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.68% or 4.32 to 261.53. Shares in Maison Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MSS) fell to all time lows; losing 83.56% or 12.71 to 2.50. Shares in Aadi Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:AADI) fell to 3-years lows; losing 56.42% or 3.03 to 2.34.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.60% to 12.28.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.56% or 11.40 to $2,033.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $71.60 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $76.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.88% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 142.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 102.22.