Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.06%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 3.98% or 4.58 points to trade at 119.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.10% or 1.73 points to end at 159.66 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.05% or 2.47 points to 238.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.63% or 2.63 points to trade at 158.63 at the close. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 1.55% or 1.24 points to end at 78.88 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 0.98% or 0.35 points to 35.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were XL Group Ltd (NYSE:XL) which rose 5.84% to 38.61, Chubb Ltd (NYSE:CB) which was up 4.43% to settle at 140.85 and AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) which gained 4.35% to close at 85.340.
The worst performers were Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) which was down 13.66% to 123.23 in late trade, Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which lost 7.51% to settle at 21.06 and Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which was down 7.43% to 16.58 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Oncobiologics Inc (NASDAQ:ONS) which rose 124.44% to 2.02, Kura Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:KURA) which was up 72.26% to settle at 11.800 and Eleven Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:EBIO) which gained 38.66% to close at 1.6500.
The worst performers were Tintri Inc (NASDAQ:TNTR) which was down 31.89% to 4.55 in late trade, Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CTXR) which lost 19.35% to settle at 3.250 and Lifevantage Corporation (NASDAQ:LFVN) which was down 19.33% to 3.880 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1678 to 1413 and 143 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1246 rose and 1223 declined, while 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) fell to 3-years lows; losing 7.51% or 1.71 to 21.06. Shares in AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) rose to all time highs; up 4.35% or 3.560 to 85.340. Shares in Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.43% or 1.33 to 16.58. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; up 1.10% or 1.73 to 159.66. Shares in Tintri Inc (NASDAQ:TNTR) fell to all time lows; falling 31.89% or 2.13 to 4.55. Shares in Kura Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:KURA) rose to 52-week highs; up 72.26% or 4.950 to 11.800.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.54% to 12.19.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.12% or 1.59 to $1351.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.14% or 1.54 to hit $47.55 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 0.77 to trade at $53.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.2035, while USD/JPY fell 0.60% to 107.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 91.28.