Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.31%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which rose 1.87% or 1.42 points to trade at 77.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 1.47% or 1.51 points to end at 103.98 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.19% or 1.55 points to 131.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.49% or 0.83 points to trade at 55.05 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 0.91% or 1.76 points to end at 191.70 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.69% or 0.59 points to 84.36.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Monster Beverage 1990 Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) which rose 5.02% to 55.48, Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) which was up 4.34% to settle at 170.35 and DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) which gained 4.12% to close at 44.19.
The worst performers were Wyndham Destinations Inc (NYSE:WYND) which was down 3.02% to 48.24 in late trade, Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) which lost 2.61% to settle at 99.81 and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was down 2.54% to 257.97 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were EDAP TMS SA (NASDAQ:EDAP) which rose 62.90% to 3.600, TapImmune Inc (NASDAQ:TPIV) which was up 51.26% to settle at 9.0000 and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) which gained 26.49% to close at 24.88.
The worst performers were Trovagene Inc (NASDAQ:TROV) which was down 48.02% to 0.920 in late trade, Evolus Inc (NASDAQ:EOLS) which lost 17.46% to settle at 25.57 and SenesTech Inc (NASDAQ:SNES) which was down 15.06% to 1.41 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1750 to 1309 and 127 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1286 rose and 1243 declined, while 140 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trovagene Inc (NASDAQ:TROV) fell to 5-year lows; falling 48.02% or 0.850 to 0.920. Shares in TapImmune Inc (NASDAQ:TPIV) rose to 52-week highs; up 51.26% or 3.0500 to 9.0000.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.25% to 12.16.
Gold Futures for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1303.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.50% or 0.33 to hit $65.62 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.92 to trade at $76.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1770, while USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 109.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.54.