Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.80%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), which rose 2.82% or 5.07 points to trade at 185.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.64% or 7.77 points to end at 301.91 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 2.57% or 9.51 points to 379.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.57% or 1.02 points to trade at 38.71 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 1.26% or 3.40 points to end at 266.69 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.78% or 0.33 points to 42.12.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which rose 6.05% to 156.30, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which was up 5.44% to settle at 193.08 and Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which gained 5.12% to close at 39.65.
The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 7.05% to 112.27 in late trade, Dayforce Inc (NYSE:DAY) which lost 4.97% to settle at 61.02 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 3.63% to 164.90 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mediaco Holding Inc (NASDAQ:MDIA) which rose 177.14% to 3.88, 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) which was up 140.54% to settle at 3.56 and Globavend Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GVH) which gained 57.69% to close at 1.64.
The worst performers were Semantix Inc (NASDAQ:STIX) which was down 48.83% to 0.44 in late trade, Selina Hospitality (NASDAQ:SLNA) which lost 31.13% to settle at 0.06 and HWH International Inc (NASDAQ:HWH) which was down 30.87% to 1.59 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1683 to 1158 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1680 rose and 1634 declined, while 165 ended unchanged.
Shares in Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.44% or 9.97 to 193.08. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.82% or 5.07 to 185.07. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.57% or 9.51 to 379.30. Shares in Mediaco Holding Inc (NASDAQ:MDIA) rose to 52-week highs; up 177.14% or 2.48 to 3.88. Shares in Semantix Inc (NASDAQ:STIX) fell to all time lows; losing 48.83% or 0.42 to 0.44. Shares in Selina Hospitality (NASDAQ:SLNA) fell to all time lows; losing 31.13% or 0.02 to 0.06.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.96% to 16.03.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.60% or 37.00 to $2,345.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.14% or 0.12 to hit $86.71 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.25 to trade at $90.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to 151.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 104.07.