Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.08%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 0.83% or 4.25 points to trade at 518.63 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 0.52% or 0.73 points to end at 141.76 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 0.47% or 0.69 points to 147.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.73% or 0.66 points to trade at 37.55 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 1.72% or 0.90 points to end at 51.38 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.61% or 1.57 points to 95.86.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which rose 4.65% to 216.45, Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC) which was up 3.23% to settle at 88.01 and McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) which gained 3.10% to close at 331.20.
The worst performers were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which was down 5.10% to 36.81 in late trade, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which lost 4.67% to settle at 39.59 and Smith AO Corporation (NYSE:AOS) which was down 4.43% to 56.97 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX) which rose 50.00% to 0.24, Waitr Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WTRH) which was up 48.49% to settle at 0.35 and Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ORMP) which gained 44.37% to close at 8.20.
The worst performers were Enjoy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ENJY) which was down 52.12% to 0.19 in late trade, Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UPST) which lost 19.71% to settle at 27.09 and ContraFect Corp (NASDAQ:CFRX) which was down 15.95% to 2.95 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1705 to 1404 and 138 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2085 rose and 1631 declined, while 232 ended unchanged.
Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.73% or 0.66 to 37.55. Shares in Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UPST) fell to all time lows; falling 19.71% or 6.65 to 27.09.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.52% to 24.64.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.03% or 0.50 to $1,740.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.05% or 2.11 to hit $104.84 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.40% or 2.51 to trade at $107.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.02, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 136.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 106.76.