Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 5.30% or 13.11 points to trade at 260.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 2.00% or 16.73 points to end at 854.56 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 1.22% or 4.01 points to 331.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 3.02% or 10.28 points to trade at 329.88 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.48% or 2.26 points to end at 150.00 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.31% or 1.91 points to 143.45.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which rose 12.39% to 600.10, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was up 8.73% to settle at 27.72 and Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which gained 6.23% to close at 26.07.
The worst performers were Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) which was down 9.82% to 13.37 in late trade, W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) which lost 5.86% to settle at 66.72 and Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which was down 5.05% to 167.17 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were MetaVia Inc (NASDAQ:MTVA) which rose 1,130.36% to 8.18, Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ:TGL) which was up 280.59% to settle at 25.72 and SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which gained 135.45% to close at 331.98.
The worst performers were Ambitions Enterprise Management Co LLC (NASDAQ:AHMA) which was down 37.73% to 8.22 in late trade, Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd DRC (NASDAQ:QNRX) which lost 36.07% to settle at 12.09 and Jeffs Brands Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:JFBR) which was down 36.00% to 1.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1467 to 1273 and 102 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1969 fell and 1391 advanced, while 175 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) rose to all time highs; rising 12.39% or 66.15 to 600.10. Shares in Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.23% or 1.53 to 26.07. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.00% or 16.73 to 854.56. Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.31% or 1.91 to 143.45.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.41% to 15.40 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.42% or 17.80 to $4,225.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.85% or 0.51 to hit $60.18 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.87% or 0.55 to trade at $63.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.15% to 155.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 98.96.
