Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.24%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.03% or 3.58 points to trade at 179.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.95% or 0.95 points to end at 49.48 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.41% or 0.56 points to 40.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 1.21% or 3.95 points to trade at 321.44 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 0.62% or 2.16 points to end at 343.48 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.61% or 2.56 points to 418.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) which rose 3.16% to 74.65, Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which was up 3.12% to settle at 377.23 and Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) which gained 3.06% to close at 40.40.
The worst performers were Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) which was down 3.69% to 10.45 in late trade, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which lost 2.85% to settle at 16.88 and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which was down 2.78% to 52.47 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eightco Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OCTO) which rose 487.42% to 1.63, Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:CING) which was up 268.54% to settle at 17.69 and GeoVax Labs Inc (NASDAQ:GOVX) which gained 110.75% to close at 7.06.
The worst performers were Moringa Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SLXN) which was down 79.32% to 1.95 in late trade, Hyzon Motors Inc (NASDAQ:HYZN) which lost 27.75% to settle at 0.05 and Avalon Globocare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) which was down 25.96% to 0.33 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1743 to 1067 and 107 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1875 rose and 1428 declined, while 144 ended unchanged.
Shares in Moringa Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SLXN) fell to all time lows; losing 79.32% or 7.48 to 1.95. Shares in Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:CING) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 268.54% or 12.89 to 17.69. Shares in Hyzon Motors Inc (NASDAQ:HYZN) fell to all time lows; losing 27.75% or 0.02 to 0.05.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.82% to 14.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.14% or 53.45 to $2,545.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.88% or 1.47 to hit $76.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.59% or 1.29 to trade at $79.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.47% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 1.10% to 147.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 102.28.