Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.19%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 0.88% or 1.51 points to trade at 172.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 0.82% or 1.06 points to end at 129.57 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was up 0.74% or 0.20 points to 27.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.44% or 0.43 points to trade at 29.47 at the close. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.41% or 1.33 points to end at 93.15 and Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) was down 1.11% or 1.65 points to 146.84.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which rose 16.26% to 699.62, Google Inc C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which was up 16.05% to settle at 672.93 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which gained 9.85% to close at 68.92.
The worst performers were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 7.73% to 13.48 in late trade, Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which lost 6.69% to settle at 43.12 and Ensco PLC (NYSE:ESV) which was down 6.35% to 19.03 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which rose 30.60% to 21.98, TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TESS) which was up 26.00% to settle at 25.10 and Voltari Corp (NASDAQ:VLTC) which gained 22.88% to close at 9.830.
The worst performers were Liquid Hlgs (NASDAQ:LIQD) which was down 19.95% to 0.120 in late trade, Nephrogenex (NASDAQ:NRX) which lost 17.19% to settle at 4.72 and Discovery Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:DSCO) which was down 15.30% to 0.52 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2200 to 892 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1690 fell and 1128 advanced, while 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rose to all time highs; up 16.26% or 97.84 to 699.62. Shares in Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) fell to all time lows; losing 7.73% or 1.13 to 13.48. Shares in Google Inc C (NASDAQ:GOOG) rose to all time highs; rising 16.05% or 93.08 to 672.93. Shares in Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.69% or 3.09 to 43.12. Shares in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.85% or 6.18 to 68.92. Shares in Ensco PLC (NYSE:ESV) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.35% or 1.29 to 19.03. Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.41% or 1.33 to 93.15. Shares in Liquid Hlgs (NASDAQ:LIQD) fell to all time lows; falling 19.95% or 0.030 to 0.120. Shares in Discovery Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:DSCO) fell to all time lows; losing 15.30% or 0.09 to 0.52.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.32% to 11.95 a new 6-months low.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.94% or 10.80 to $1133.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $50.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.17 to trade at $57.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.0832, while USD/JPY fell 0.06% to 124.08.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 98.08.