Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.03% to hit a new 6-months high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which rose 1.68% or 2.28 points to trade at 137.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.22% or 4.34 points to end at 359.80 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.93% or 1.08 points to 117.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 1.27% or 1.41 points to trade at 109.26 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.14% or 2.57 points to end at 223.84 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.96% or 1.56 points to 160.84.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which rose 7.35% to 32.720, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) which was up 5.58% to settle at 28.97 and Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:PFG) which gained 3.83% to close at 56.94.
The worst performers were NiSource Inc (NYSE:NI) which was down 11.72% to 24.79 in late trade, Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which lost 3.56% to settle at 18.96 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was down 3.32% to 17.740 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were My Size Inc (NASDAQ:MYSZ) which rose 28.57% to 1.35, Champions Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CSBR) which was up 24.76% to settle at 10.5800 and Kandi Technologies Group Inc (NASDAQ:KNDI) which gained 23.38% to close at 4.750.
The worst performers were Altimmune Inc (NASDAQ:ALT) which was down 27.34% to 5.450 in late trade, Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) which lost 29.75% to settle at 0.35 and Agile Thrpe (NASDAQ:AGRX) which was down 25.36% to 0.36 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1514 to 1507 and 141 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1341 rose and 1217 declined, while 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.35% or 2.240 to 32.720. Shares in Champions Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CSBR) rose to 3-years highs; rising 24.76% or 2.1000 to 10.5800. Shares in Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) fell to all time lows; losing 29.75% or 0.15 to 0.35.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.18% to 12.10.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.76% or 9.20 to $1199.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.48% or 0.33 to hit $68.92 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.10 to trade at $78.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.1627, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 111.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 94.93.