Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 2.62% or 1.23 points to trade at 48.20 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 2.00% or 4.59 points to end at 233.61 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.97% or 2.32 points to 120.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.94% or 4.33 points to trade at 218.75 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.34% or 1.99 points to end at 146.31 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.10% or 2.34 points to 209.81.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) which rose 8.21% to 47.95, Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE:PXD) which was up 3.90% to settle at 135.43 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which gained 3.76% to close at 10.76.
The worst performers were Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) which was down 5.59% to 72.68 in late trade, CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which lost 4.66% to settle at 12.90 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which was down 4.30% to 330.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WINS) which rose 104.64% to 16.98, Fibrocell Science Inc (NASDAQ:FCSC) which was up 59.56% to settle at 2.920 and Francescas Holdings (NASDAQ:FRAN) which gained 28.47% to close at 18.14.
The worst performers were Ritter Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RTTR) which was down 70.00% to 0.324 in late trade, Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) which lost 21.27% to settle at 0.43 and Alpine Immune Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALPN) which was down 21.63% to 3.840 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1544 to 1416 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1473 rose and 1177 declined, while 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.97% or 2.32 to 120.23. Shares in Ritter Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RTTR) fell to all time lows; down 70.00% or 0.756 to 0.324. Shares in Fibrocell Science Inc (NASDAQ:FCSC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 59.56% or 1.090 to 2.920.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.38% to 13.74 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.76% or 11.40 to $1496.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.45% or 0.25 to hit $54.84 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.23 to trade at $60.15 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1075, while USD/JPY fell 0.00% to 108.08.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 98.198.