Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 1.40% or 0.92 points to trade at 66.42 at the close. Meanwhile, United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) added 0.92% or 1.05 points to end at 114.99 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.86% or 1.28 points to 150.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.40% or 1.16 points to trade at 47.25 at the close. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 2.38% or 0.72 points to end at 29.55 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.20% or 1.03 points to 84.52.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Rockwell Collins Inc (NYSE:COL) which rose 5.13% to 104.70, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE:SWK) which was up 3.65% to settle at 137.56 and Robert Half International Inc (NYSE:RHI) which gained 2.77% to close at 47.18.
The worst performers were Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was down 13.57% to 21.79 in late trade, Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which lost 3.20% to settle at 17.530 and Mallinckrodt (NYSE:MNK) which was down 3.14% to 43.52 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Akari Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:AKTX) which rose 25.23% to 20.500, Carver Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:CARV) which was up 22.81% to settle at 4.900 and Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which gained 21.90% to close at 2.9500.
The worst performers were XBiotech Inc (NASDAQ:XBIT) which was down 39.89% to 10.23 in late trade, Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:GNMX) which lost 17.20% to settle at 1.540 and Onconova Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONTX) which was down 14.92% to 2.1100 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1739 to 1458 and 48 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1432 fell and 1054 advanced, while 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rockwell Collins Inc (NYSE:COL) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.13% or 5.11 to 104.70. Shares in Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 13.57% or 3.42 to 21.79. Shares in Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE:SWK) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.65% or 4.85 to 137.56. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; up 1.40% or 0.92 to 66.42. Shares in United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.92% or 1.05 to 114.99. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.86% or 1.28 to 150.00. Shares in Akari Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:AKTX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 25.23% or 4.130 to 20.500. Shares in Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:GNMX) fell to all time lows; losing 17.20% or 0.320 to 1.540. Shares in Onconova Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONTX) fell to all time lows; falling 14.92% or 0.3700 to 2.1100.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.10% to 14.73.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.21% or 2.70 to $1286.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.21% or 1.12 to hit $49.59 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.00% or 1.06 to trade at $51.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.0708, while USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 109.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 99.78.