Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.18%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 5.41% or 10.82 points to trade at 210.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 4.85% or 2.79 points to end at 60.35 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 3.94% or 8.22 points to 216.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which fell 2.14% or 4.47 points to trade at 204.88 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.87% or 2.71 points to end at 142.38 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.72% or 2.23 points to 127.30.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which rose 10.86% to 332.85, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 9.54% to settle at 154.99 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which gained 9.99% to close at 37.55.
The worst performers were Hologic Inc (NASDAQ:HOLX) which was down 7.70% to 75.99 in late trade, Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) which lost 4.20% to settle at 160.88 and Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) which was down 3.57% to 37.57 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Energous Co (NASDAQ:WATT) which rose 93.55% to 7.200, Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) which was up 73.17% to settle at 4.97 and Evolus Inc (NASDAQ:EOLS) which gained 65.22% to close at 11.83.
The worst performers were Cleveland BioLabs Inc (NASDAQ:CBLI) which was down 26.81% to 6.9900 in late trade, China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SXTC) which lost 22.53% to settle at 0.7902 and US Well Services Inc (NASDAQ:USWS) which was down 17.78% to 2.220 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2008 to 1062 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2188 rose and 1002 declined, while 58 ended unchanged.
Shares in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.86% or 32.60 to 332.85. Shares in Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.99% or 3.41 to 37.55. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; up 5.41% or 10.82 to 210.75. Shares in Energous Co (NASDAQ:WATT) rose to 52-week highs; rising 93.55% or 3.480 to 7.200. Shares in Evolus Inc (NASDAQ:EOLS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 65.22% or 4.67 to 11.83.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.60% to 21.68.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.32% or 5.75 to $1780.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.73% or 1.65 to hit $58.87 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 2.10% or 1.34 to trade at $62.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.2119, while USD/JPY fell 0.19% to 105.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 90.338.