Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.77%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.92%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.65%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 1.72% or 2.00 points to trade at 118.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 1.15% or 1.05 points to end at 92.41 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was up 0.98% or 0.43 points to 44.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 3.89% or 9.00 points to trade at 222.65 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 3.41% or 4.48 points to end at 126.91 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 2.75% or 1.33 points to 47.11.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) which rose 4.99% to 56.84, Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) which was up 4.76% to settle at 63.80 and Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which gained 3.75% to close at 17.70.
The worst performers were Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was down 16.49% to 39.92 in late trade, Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) which lost 12.39% to settle at 55.01 and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which was down 12.12% to 61.00 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Novelion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NVLN) which rose 36.80% to 1.710, Twist Bioscience Corp (NASDAQ:TWST) which was up 31.58% to settle at 25.00 and Pro-Dex Inc (NASDAQ:PDEX) which gained 29.84% to close at 12.075.
The worst performers were Moneygram Int (NASDAQ:MGI) which was down 49.22% to 2.27 in late trade, InnerWorkings Inc (NASDAQ:INWK) which lost 39.77% to settle at 4.24 and Apollo Endosurgery Inc (NASDAQ:APEN) which was down 33.72% to 3.9500 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2092 to 959 and 101 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1975 fell and 679 advanced, while 71 ended unchanged.
Shares in Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 12.39% or 7.78 to 55.01. Shares in Moneygram Int (NASDAQ:MGI) fell to all time lows; falling 49.22% or 2.20 to 2.27. Shares in Twist Bioscience Corp (NASDAQ:TWST) rose to all time highs; rising 31.58% or 6.00 to 25.00. Shares in InnerWorkings Inc (NASDAQ:INWK) fell to 5-year lows; down 39.77% or 2.80 to 4.24. Shares in Apollo Endosurgery Inc (NASDAQ:APEN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 33.72% or 2.0100 to 3.9500.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.83% to 17.36.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.33% or 16.30 to $1209.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.43% or 0.87 to hit $59.80 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.43% or 1.01 to trade at $69.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1336, while USD/JPY fell 0.24% to 113.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.73.