Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.33%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 15.53% or 20.75 points to trade at 154.35 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 1.49% or 5.94 points to end at 404.81 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 1.43% or 1.90 points to 134.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 1.39% or 3.04 points to trade at 216.30 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.91% or 2.27 points to end at 248.30 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.61% or 1.64 points to 265.05.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which rose 15.53% to 154.35, CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which was up 6.74% to settle at 127.48 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which gained 3.78% to close at 32.94.
The worst performers were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) which was down 3.42% to 292.59 in late trade, Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which lost 2.28% to settle at 33.45 and Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) which was down 2.08% to 337.43 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ikonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX) which rose 63.01% to 18.42, Fuwei Films Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:FFHL) which was up 38.27% to settle at 12.320 and Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) which gained 32.14% to close at 16.980.
The worst performers were Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which was down 26.71% to 4.060 in late trade, Oasis Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:OMP) which lost 14.25% to settle at 23.95 and Biomea Fusion Inc (NASDAQ:BMEA) which was down 13.49% to 13.47 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1730 to 1434 and 128 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1830 rose and 1592 declined, while 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; rising 15.53% or 20.75 to 154.35. Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.78% or 1.20 to 32.94. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; rising 15.53% or 20.75 to 154.35. Shares in Ikonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX) rose to 5-year highs; up 63.01% or 7.12 to 18.42. Shares in Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) rose to all time highs; up 32.14% or 4.130 to 16.980. Shares in Biomea Fusion Inc (NASDAQ:BMEA) fell to all time lows; down 13.49% or 2.10 to 13.47.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.19% to 15.62 a new 52-week low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 3.50 to $1780.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.91% or 0.67 to hit $73.97 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.52 to trade at $76.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1937, while USD/JPY fell 0.06% to 110.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 91.787.