Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged 0%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 2.24%, and the NASDAQ Composite index unchanged 0%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 163.36 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 147.62 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 467.81 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 151.36 in late trade. Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 222.69 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) 0% or 0 points to 287.93.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which unchanged 0% to 127.30, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 28.96 and Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) which unchanged 0% to close at 45.00.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was unchanged 0% to 145.74 in late trade, EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which unchanged 0% to settle at 111.62 and Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU) which was unchanged 0% to 481.20 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Inspirato Inc (NASDAQ:ISPO) which unchanged 0% to 46.00, Guardforce AI Co Ltd (NASDAQ:GFAI) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 0.38 and CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) which unchanged 0% to close at 34.44.
The worst performers were Baudax Bio Inc (NASDAQ:BXRX) which was unchanged 0% to 4.2300 in late trade, Everbridge Inc (NASDAQ:EVBG) which unchanged 0% to settle at 45.54 and LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ:LPSN) which was unchanged 0% to 24.59 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2690 to 553 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2770 rose and 1063 declined, while 210 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.75.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while USD/JPY unchanged 0% to 114.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.