Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the added 0.72%, while the index gained 0.54%, and the index climbed 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:), which rose 1.69% or 5.73 points to trade at 345.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Travelers Companies (NYSE:) added 1.59% or 3.72 points to end at 237.83 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) was up 1.55% or 0.30 points to 19.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 3.69% or 6.00 points to trade at 156.77 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) declined 1.10% or 2.28 points to end at 204.32 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.27% or 0.51 points to 186.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 10.84% to 8.49, VF Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 8.47% to settle at 18.70 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 7.56% to close at 55.65.
The worst performers were Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:) which was down 8.47% to 536.87 in late trade, Garmin Ltd (NYSE:) which lost 5.14% to settle at 172.66 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) which was down 3.69% to 156.77 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Yunji Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 348.04% to 2.15, Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which was up 200.08% to settle at 37.00 and SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:) which gained 139.96% to close at 5.88.
The worst performers were Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 75.49% to 2.99 in late trade, Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 67.43% to settle at 0.54 and Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 47.32% to 0.78 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2286 to 555 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2472 rose and 839 declined, while 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.69% or 6.00 to 156.77. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.69% or 6.00 to 156.77. Shares in Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 75.49% or 9.21 to 2.99. Shares in Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 200.08% or 24.67 to 37.00. Shares in Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 67.43% or 1.13 to 0.54. Shares in Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 47.32% or 0.70 to 0.78.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.99% to 16.56.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.09% or 28.00 to $2,608.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.38% or 0.26 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.14 to trade at $72.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.60% to 140.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.13.
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