Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.09% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 6.84% or 5.54 points to trade at 86.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 3.44% or 0.73 points to end at 21.87 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 1.78% or 3.81 points to 217.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which fell 2.23% or 1.18 points to trade at 51.71 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.20% or 4.49 points to end at 368.82 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.07% or 5.40 points to 498.43.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which rose 22.29% to 254.98, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which was up 6.84% to settle at 86.52 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 6.43% to close at 87.09.
The worst performers were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) which was down 15.23% to 254.64 in late trade, Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) which lost 5.33% to settle at 182.19 and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ:ODFL) which was down 5.16% to 193.97 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Banzai International Inc (NASDAQ:BNZI) which rose 98.26% to 5.69, Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) which was up 50.76% to settle at 3.98 and Expion360 Inc (NASDAQ:XPON) which gained 45.70% to close at 0.09.
The worst performers were Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ:GSIW) which was down 82.89% to 1.34 in late trade, Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holding (NASDAQ:CRBP) which lost 62.26% to settle at 19.51 and Linkage Global Inc (NASDAQ:LGCB) which was down 57.32% to 0.42 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1832 to 984 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2200 fell and 1091 advanced, while 117 ended unchanged.
Shares in Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) rose to all time highs; up 22.29% or 46.48 to 254.98. Shares in NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) rose to all time highs; up 6.43% or 5.26 to 87.09. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.78% or 3.81 to 217.70. Shares in Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ:GSIW) fell to all time lows; losing 82.89% or 6.49 to 1.34. Shares in Linkage Global Inc (NASDAQ:LGCB) fell to all time lows; falling 57.32% or 0.56 to 0.42.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.10% to 16.15.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.17% or 30.50 to $2,645.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.25% or 0.19 to trade at $74.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.12, while USD/JPY rose 0.97% to 144.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 100.51.