Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.39%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 3.92% or 6.94 points to trade at 183.83 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 3.09% or 4.95 points to end at 165.03 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 2.42% or 2.39 points to 101.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 0.38% or 0.48 points to trade at 125.53 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) added 0.23% or 0.08 points to end at 34.84 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 0.38% or 0.22 points to 57.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) which rose 9.09% to 53.17, IDEXX Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:IDXX) which was up 8.39% to settle at 212.20 and Stericycle Inc (NASDAQ:SRCL) which gained 8.06% to close at 63.84.
The worst performers were Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) which was down 22.43% to 45.76 in late trade, Mettler-Toledo International Inc (NYSE:MTD) which lost 3.80% to settle at 552.97 and CBOE Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CBOE) which was down 2.81% to 102.49 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Auris Medical Holding AG (NASDAQ:EARS) which rose 29.29% to 1.810, Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BSPM) which was up 29.86% to settle at 2.8700 and Commercial Vehicle Group Inc (NASDAQ:CVGI) which gained 28.87% to close at 8.750.
The worst performers were Check Cap Ltd (NASDAQ:CHEK) which was down 48.35% to 4.550 in late trade, LiNiu Technology Group (NASDAQ:LINU) which lost 46.53% to settle at 0.770 and VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) which was down 39.86% to 2.64 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2297 to 783 and 101 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1869 rose and 688 declined, while 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in IDEXX Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:IDXX) rose to all time highs; up 8.39% or 16.42 to 212.20. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 3.92% or 6.94 to 183.83. Shares in LiNiu Technology Group (NASDAQ:LINU) fell to all time lows; losing 46.53% or 0.670 to 0.770.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.36% to 14.73 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.21% or 2.80 to $1315.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.93% or 1.32 to hit $69.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.77% or 1.30 to trade at $74.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1957, while USD/JPY fell 0.09% to 109.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 92.44.