Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.62%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.32% or 7.95 points to trade at 247.19 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 2.79% or 3.86 points to end at 142.28 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.34% or 3.50 points to 152.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 3.39% or 4.52 points to trade at 128.64 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.95% or 4.09 points to end at 205.44 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.33% or 3.12 points to 232.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which rose 11.11% to 54.11, Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) which was up 8.19% to settle at 144.90 and Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which gained 7.67% to close at 16.43.
The worst performers were Discovery Inc Class A (NASDAQ:DISCA) which was down 6.76% to 57.75 in late trade, Discovery Communications C Inc (NASDAQ:DISCK) which lost 6.42% to settle at 51.04 and ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ:VIAC) which was down 5.35% to 66.35 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ProQR Therapeutics NV (NASDAQ:PRQR) which rose 62.32% to 9.22, Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS) which was up 57.13% to settle at 25.800 and Immutep Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IMMP) which gained 39.92% to close at 3.680.
The worst performers were Wisekey International Holding AG (NASDAQ:WKEY) which was down 30.51% to 14.26 in late trade, Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) which lost 26.61% to settle at 1.71 and Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:SQBG) which was down 23.71% to 24.0300 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in ProQR Therapeutics NV (NASDAQ:PRQR) rose to 52-week highs; rising 62.32% or 3.54 to 9.22. Shares in Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) fell to 5-year lows; down 26.61% or 0.62 to 1.71.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.56% to 19.81.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.03% or 0.45 to $1725.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.97% or 0.57 to hit $59.13 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.22% or 0.75 to trade at $62.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1783, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 109.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 92.800.