U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.22%

Investing.com – Mexico stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/BMV IPC were Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:BIMBOA), which rose 2.02% or 1.19 points to trade at 60.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Gentera SAB de CV (BMV:GENTERA) added 1.91% or 0.84 points to end at 44.93 and Alfa, S.A.B. De C.V. (BMV:ALFAA) was up 1.70% or 0.26 points to 15.54 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB de CV (BMV:VOLARA), which fell 3.78% or 0.54 points to trade at 13.74 at the close. Orbia Advance Corporation SAB de CV (BMV:ORBIA) declined 2.60% or 0.45 points to end at 16.83 and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (BMV:PINFRA) was down 2.22% or 5.77 points to 253.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Mexico Stock Exchange by 135 to 116 and 19 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.43% or 18.35 to $4,224.65 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.

USD/MXN was down 0.29% to 18.17, while EUR/MXN fell 0.29% to 21.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 98.96.

Investing.com -- ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) stock gained 0.5% in after-hours trading on Friday after shareholders approved a 5-for-1 stock split, following a 1.9% rise during the regular trading session.

The AI platform provider announced that shareholders "overwhelmingly approved" the stock split, which will take effect for shareholders of record as of December 16, 2025. Investors will receive four additional shares for each share held, with distribution scheduled after market close on December 17, 2025. Trading on a split-adjusted basis is expected to begin the following day.

ServiceNow shares closed the regular session at $854.36, up 1.9% for the day, before adding to those gains in after-hours trading following the stock split announcement.

The company, which bills itself as "the AI control tower for business reinvention," provides a platform that integrates with various cloud services and data sources to streamline enterprise workflows. According to the company, its platform processes more than 75 billion workflows annually, helping organizations transform fragmented operations into coordinated processes.

Stock splits don’t change a company’s fundamental value but can make shares more accessible to a broader range of investors by lowering the price per share.

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Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aecon Group Inc . (TSX:ARE), which rose 4.93% or 1.40 points to trade at 29.82 at the close. Meanwhile, G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN) added 3.27% or 1.06 points to end at 33.48 and ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS) was up 2.98% or 1.09 points to 37.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orla Mining Ltd (TSX:OLA), which fell 11.08% or 2.13 points to trade at 17.10 at the close. Bausch Health Companies Inc (TSX:BHC) declined 6.88% or 0.71 points to end at 9.61 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) was down 6.00% or 0.83 points to 13.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 500 to 426 and 76 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.73% to 11.77.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.41% or 17.25 to $4,225.75 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.

CAD/USD was up 0.93% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR rose 0.94% to 0.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 98.96.

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 2.01% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM), which rose 4.92% or 0.39 points to trade at 8.26 at the close. Meanwhile, AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS) added 4.57% or 1.81 points to end at 41.45 and MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN) was up 3.94% or 5.10 points to 134.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR), which fell 0.37% or 24.00 points to trade at 6,540.00 at the close. ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) unchanged 0.28% or 0.00 points to end at 0.07 and GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 1,083.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 184 to 57 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.89% to 30.14 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.36% or 15.15 to $4,227.85 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 0.89% or 0.56 to trade at $63.82 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.91% to 76.50, while EUR/RUB fell 0.90% to 89.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 98.96.