Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.65%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 1.82% or 3.40 points to trade at 190.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.41% or 7.09 points to end at 510.38 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.35% or 3.25 points to 243.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 3.22% or 10.72 points to trade at 321.80 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.82% or 1.86 points to end at 64.17 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 2.07% or 7.55 points to 357.18.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which rose 4.17% to 246.83, Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was up 4.02% to settle at 23.03 and Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which gained 3.92% to close at 36.47.
The worst performers were Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) which was down 4.07% to 46.65 in late trade, Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) which lost 3.94% to settle at 60.25 and PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) which was down 3.86% to 62.81 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cidara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CDTX) which rose 105.41% to 217.71, Cypherpunk Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:CYPH) which was up 55.68% to settle at 2.74 and Cycurion Inc (NASDAQ:CYCU) which gained 51.44% to close at 6.33.
The worst performers were OneConstruction Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ONEG) which was down 49.42% to 5.19 in late trade, Nuvve Holding Corp (NASDAQ:NVVE) which lost 45.38% to settle at 0.26 and TSS Inc (NASDAQ:TSSI) which was down 43.34% to 8.64 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1636 to 1104 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1936 fell and 1443 advanced, while 155 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cidara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CDTX) rose to 5-year highs; rising 105.41% or 111.72 to 217.71.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.85% to 19.83.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.61% or 109.44 to $4,085.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.22% or 1.30 to hit $59.99 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.06% or 1.30 to trade at $64.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 154.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 99.16.


















