Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.17%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 2.59% or 7.72 points to trade at 305.67 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 2.09% or 7.48 points to end at 364.85 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) was up 2.06% or 4.44 points to 219.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.76% or 6.45 points to trade at 227.08 at the close. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) declined 2.34% or 7.94 points to end at 331.02 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.95% or 2.21 points to 111.20.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which rose 11.01% to 32.66, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was up 7.78% to settle at 362.83 and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which gained 6.26% to close at 41.83.
The worst performers were Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which was down 9.76% to 307.89 in late trade, Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which lost 7.54% to settle at 166.60 and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) which was down 7.29% to 40.94 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ:VERO) which rose 451.89% to 7.89, Jeffs Brands Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:JFBR) which was up 131.16% to settle at 1.29 and Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) which gained 87.05% to close at 1.43.
The worst performers were ECD Automotive Design Inc (OTC:ECDA) which was down 93.51% to 0.02 in late trade, TryHard Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:THH) which lost 87.37% to settle at 0.96 and Springview Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SPHL) which was down 57.32% to 7.43 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1537 to 1171 and 110 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1917 fell and 1393 advanced, while 205 ended unchanged.
Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) rose to all time highs; up 7.78% or 26.20 to 362.83. Shares in ECD Automotive Design Inc (OTC:ECDA) fell to all time lows; down 93.51% or 0.22 to 0.02. Shares in TryHard Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:THH) fell to all time lows; losing 87.37% or 6.64 to 0.96.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.13% to 15.86.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.58% or 26.99 to $4,596.71 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.37% or 0.22 to hit $59.41 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.52% or 0.33 to trade at $64.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.35% to 158.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 99.17.





















