Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.14%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which rose 0.94% or 1.40 points to trade at 149.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 0.88% or 0.89 points to end at 102.41 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was up 0.78% or 0.19 points to 24.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.19% or 2.85 points to trade at 235.89 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 0.28% or 0.37 points to end at 131.68 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.23% or 0.52 points to 222.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) which rose 8.10% to 21.62, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which was up 5.43% to settle at 45.25 and Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which gained 3.94% to close at 114.97.
The worst performers were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which was down 9.14% to 212.36 in late trade, Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO) which lost 3.73% to settle at 245.54 and TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was down 3.69% to 41.72 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Dimension Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:DMTX) which rose 162.50% to 3.15, Monster Digital Inc (NASDAQ:MSDI) which was up 56.33% to settle at 0.99 and Adamas Pharma (NASDAQ:ADMS) which gained 40.06% to close at 19.93.
The worst performers were Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ:ACET) which was down 29.36% to 11.33 in late trade, Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) which lost 19.57% to settle at 0.400 and Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ:DCIX) which was down 17.39% to 0.9500 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2027 to 1032 and 165 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1438 rose and 1008 declined, while 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.14% or 21.35 to 212.36. Shares in Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ:ACET) fell to 3-years lows; losing 29.36% or 4.71 to 11.33. Shares in Adamas Pharma (NASDAQ:ADMS) rose to 52-week highs; up 40.06% or 5.70 to 19.93. Shares in Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ:DCIX) fell to all time lows; down 17.39% or 0.2000 to 0.9500.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.85% to 11.27.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.33% or 4.28 to $1296.28 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.78% or 0.37 to hit $47.80 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.63% or 0.33 to trade at $52.37 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.04% to 1.1923, while USD/JPY fell 0.21% to 109.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.82% at 92.47.