Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.18%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.90% or 1.40 points to trade at 75.04 at the close. Meanwhile, EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) added 1.00% or 0.68 points to end at 68.78 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 0.72% or 0.32 points to 45.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 2.29% or 3.65 points to trade at 155.67 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.98% or 1.08 points to end at 53.45 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.78% or 1.17 points to 64.64.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which rose 9.43% to 35.40, Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was up 4.94% to settle at 162.56 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which gained 4.22% to close at 11.11.
The worst performers were The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) which was down 5.25% to 29.22 in late trade, E-TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) which lost 5.12% to settle at 26.69 and Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 4.38% to 88.19 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Cmrcl (NASDAQ:CCCR) which rose 64.03% to 0.8600, Lion Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:LBIO) which was up 43.45% to settle at 8.6500 and Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc (NASDAQ:VRTB) which gained 4.96% to close at 2.540.
The worst performers were Warren Resources Inc (NASDAQ:WRES) which was down 45.26% to 0.0520 in late trade, Delta Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:DELT) which lost 40.00% to settle at 0.4800 and Forbes Energy Services Ltd (NASDAQ:FES) which was down 35.14% to 0.2400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1770 to 1532 and 35 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1628 fell and 924 advanced, while 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO) rose to all time highs; up 4.94% or 7.65 to 162.56. Shares in Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.38% or 4.04 to 88.19. Shares in Warren Resources Inc (NASDAQ:WRES) fell to all time lows; losing 45.26% or 0.0430 to 0.0520. Shares in Delta Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:DELT) fell to all time lows; down 40.00% or 0.3200 to 0.4800.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.25% to 13.46.
Gold for August delivery was up 2.79% or 33.85 to $1246.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.67% or 0.33 to hit $48.84 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.23 to trade at $49.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.83% to 1.1357, while USD/JPY fell 2.06% to 106.63.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.66% at 93.97.