Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.18%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 11.84% or 32.95 points to trade at 311.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 5.97% or 10.33 points to end at 183.36 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 2.24% or 7.50 points to 343.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which fell 1.09% or 2.97 points to trade at 270.31 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) declined 0.80% or 1.86 points to end at 230.64 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 0.59% or 1.13 points to 190.53.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) which rose 11.84% to 311.34, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 7.67% to settle at 114.20 and Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE:LYV) which gained 7.23% to close at 94.65.
The worst performers were Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was down 15.25% to 115.33 in late trade, Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which lost 9.69% to settle at 58.88 and Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was down 7.03% to 12.88 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) which rose 255.21% to 6.82, Safe & Green Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SGBX) which was up 89.08% to settle at 5.54 and Arteris Inc (NASDAQ:AIP) which gained 38.45% to close at 8.21.
The worst performers were Mobilehealth Network Solutions (NASDAQ:MNDR) which was down 84.64% to 3.39 in late trade, Sprout Social Inc (NASDAQ:SPT) which lost 40.15% to settle at 28.82 and Uniti Group Inc (NASDAQ:UNIT) which was down 26.37% to 4.44 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2066 to 774 and 63 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2090 rose and 1283 declined, while 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mobilehealth Network Solutions (NASDAQ:MNDR) fell to all time lows; losing 84.64% or 18.68 to 3.39. Shares in Sprout Social Inc (NASDAQ:SPT) fell to 3-years lows; falling 40.15% or 19.33 to 28.82. Shares in Arteris Inc (NASDAQ:AIP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 38.45% or 2.28 to 8.21.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.11% to 13.49 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.01% or 0.25 to $2,309.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.17% or 0.92 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.97% or 0.81 to trade at $82.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.47% to 152.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 104.94.