Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.87%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 2.63% or 5.31 points to trade at 207.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 2.60% or 2.10 points to end at 82.91 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) was up 2.58% or 4.64 points to 184.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 1.73% or 2.75 points to trade at 156.33 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.67% or 0.37 points to end at 21.81 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.63% or 4.11 points to 248.12.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE:PXD) which rose 10.42% to 237.35, MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which was up 5.82% to settle at 238.73 and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) which gained 4.89% to close at 36.49.
The worst performers were Domino’s Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ) which was down 5.95% to 341.60 in late trade, Church & Dwight Company Inc (NYSE:CHD) which lost 4.70% to settle at 85.99 and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:LW) which was down 4.39% to 93.46 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Parazero Technologies Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:PRZO) which rose 79.12% to 1.16, T2 Biosystms Inc (NASDAQ:TTOO) which was up 35.67% to settle at 0.26 and Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) which gained 34.11% to close at 1.10.
The worst performers were VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) which was down 47.52% to 1.68 in late trade, Omniq Corp (NASDAQ:OMQS) which lost 45.86% to settle at 0.85 and Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) which was down 41.08% to 13.77 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1960 to 955 and 67 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2158 rose and 1295 declined, while 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) fell to 52-week highs; falling 47.52% or 1.52 to 1.68. Shares in Omniq Corp (NASDAQ:OMQS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 45.86% or 0.72 to 0.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.62% to 17.45.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.66% or 12.10 to $1,843.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.67% or 0.55 to hit $82.86 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.48% or 0.40 to trade at $84.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.56% to 149.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 105.86.