Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.21%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.44%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 4.84% or 3.10 points to trade at 67.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 2.05% or 5.15 points to end at 256.12 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.51% or 3.00 points to 201.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which fell 3.99% or 6.75 points to trade at 162.37 at the close. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 3.04% or 0.51 points to end at 16.26 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 1.83% or 1.83 points to 98.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which rose 5.97% to 16.14, Hanesbrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) which was up 5.45% to settle at 23.20 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which gained 4.84% to close at 67.21.
The worst performers were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) which was down 3.99% to 162.37 in late trade, CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) which lost 3.75% to settle at 57.75 and McCormick & Company Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) which was down 3.61% to 99.19 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FORD) which rose 137.90% to 2.950, NuCana PLC (NASDAQ:NCNA) which was up 41.55% to settle at 20.51 and New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ:NBEV) which gained 22.50% to close at 3.92.
The worst performers were PAVmed Inc (NASDAQ:PAVM) which was down 28.02% to 1.83 in late trade, Argos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ARGS) which lost 19.51% to settle at 2.17 and Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:HTBX) which was down 15.00% to 0.340 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2073 to 1013 and 132 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1804 rose and 740 declined, while 110 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; up 4.84% or 3.10 to 67.21. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.84% or 3.10 to 67.21. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.04% or 0.51 to 16.26. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.51% or 3.00 to 201.33. Shares in Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FORD) rose to 5-year highs; rising 137.90% or 1.710 to 2.950. Shares in PAVmed Inc (NASDAQ:PAVM) fell to all time lows; down 28.02% or 0.71 to 1.83. Shares in NuCana PLC (NASDAQ:NCNA) rose to all time highs; gaining 41.55% or 6.02 to 20.51. Shares in Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:HTBX) fell to all time lows; losing 15.00% or 0.060 to 0.340.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.60% to 11.30.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.29% or 3.90 to $1331.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.67% or 0.43 to hit $63.52 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.84% or 0.58 to trade at $68.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.2216, while USD/JPY fell 0.23% to 110.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 90.49.