Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.13% to hit a new 6-months low, while the S&P 500 index declined 3.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 3.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which fell 0.78% or 0.41 points to trade at 52.00 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell 0.88% or 1.26 points to end at 142.09 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.18% or 1.18 points to 98.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 5.86% or 6.60 points to trade at 106.05 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 5.67% or 2.59 points to end at 43.07 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 4.84% or 5.43 points to 106.87.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) which rose 1.96% to 69.15, Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which was up 1.89% to settle at 30.19 and CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which gained 0.96% to close at 12.61.
The worst performers were Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU) which was down 13.26% to 89.28 in late trade, Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which lost 9.50% to settle at 50.00 and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) which was down 9.21% to 48.38 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Macrocure Ltd (NASDAQ:MCUR) which rose 51.01% to 4.50, Siliconware Precision Industries (NASDAQ:SPIL) which was up 24.13% to settle at 6.43 and Key Technology Inc (NASDAQ:KTEC) which gained 22.76% to close at 13.16.
The worst performers were Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:TUES) which was down 36.18% to 5.91 in late trade, ChinaCache International Holdings (NASDAQ:CCIH) which lost 34.31% to settle at 5.59 and Myos Corpor (NASDAQ:MYOS) which was down 29.75% to 2.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2130 to 342 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1770 fell and 810 advanced, while 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.78% or 0.41 to 52.00. Shares in Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:TUES) fell to 52-week lows; down 36.18% or 3.35 to 5.91. Shares in ChinaCache International Holdings (NASDAQ:CCIH) fell to 52-week lows; losing 34.31% or 2.92 to 5.59. Shares in Myos Corpor (NASDAQ:MYOS) fell to 3-years lows; losing 29.75% or 0.94 to 2.22.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 47.54% to 28.24 a new 3-years high.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.49% or 5.70 to $1158.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.48% or 1.02 to hit $40.30 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.69% or 1.25 to trade at $45.37 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.11% to 1.1365, while USD/JPY fell 1.00% to 122.19.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.85% at 94.95.