Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.38%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.49%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 4.80% or 3.00 points to trade at 65.49 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 3.83% or 3.38 points to end at 91.72 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 3.73% or 3.17 points to 88.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which fell 1.92% or 2.45 points to trade at 125.03 at the close. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 0.65% or 0.65 points to end at 99.37 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.37% or 0.30 points to 79.92.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which rose 7.94% to 17.27, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was up 6.69% to settle at 232.08 and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which gained 5.95% to close at 107.62.
The worst performers were Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was down 15.47% to 104.00 in late trade, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which lost 4.34% to settle at 38.31 and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which was down 3.97% to 255.46 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were TrovaGene Inc (NASDAQ:TROV) which rose 24.47% to 0.398, Inpixon (NASDAQ:INPX) which was up 21.64% to settle at 3.7100 and Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PIRS) which gained 20.14% to close at 8.590.
The worst performers were Cenveo Inc (NASDAQ:CVO) which was down 28.85% to 0.235 in late trade, Aytu BioScience Inc (NASDAQ:AYTU) which lost 27.40% to settle at 2.0000 and Tandem Diabetes Care Inc (NASDAQ:TNDM) which was down 19.52% to 2.35 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1787 to 1347 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1489 rose and 1079 declined, while 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.47% or 19.03 to 104.00. Shares in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.97% or 10.55 to 255.46. Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.37% or 0.30 to 79.92. Shares in Cenveo Inc (NASDAQ:CVO) fell to all time lows; losing 28.85% or 0.095 to 0.235. Shares in Aytu BioScience Inc (NASDAQ:AYTU) fell to all time lows; losing 27.40% or 0.7550 to 2.0000. Shares in Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PIRS) rose to all time highs; rising 20.14% or 1.440 to 8.590.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 13.54% to 28.93.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.10% or 1.30 to $1317.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 3.14% or 1.92 to hit $59.23 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 3.12% or 2.02 to trade at $62.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.2243, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 108.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.27.