Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.62%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.32% or 7.95 points to trade at 247.19 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 2.79% or 3.86 points to end at 142.28 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.34% or 3.50 points to 152.78 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which lost 3.39% or 4.52 points to trade at 128.64 in late trade. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.95% or 4.09 points to end at 205.44 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shed 1.33% or 3.12 points to 232.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which rose 11.11% to 54.11, Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) which was up 8.19% to settle at 144.90 and Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which gained 7.67% to close at 16.43.
The worst performers were Discovery Inc Class A (NASDAQ:DISCA) which was down 6.76% to 57.75 in late trade, Discovery Communications C Inc (NASDAQ:DISCK) which lost 6.42% to settle at 51.04 and ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ:VIAC) which was down 5.35% to 66.35 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ProQR Therapeutics NV (NASDAQ:PRQR) which rose 62.32% to 9.22, Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS) which was up 57.13% to settle at 25.800 and Immutep Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IMMP) which gained 39.92% to close at 3.680.
The worst performers were Wisekey International Holding AG (NASDAQ:WKEY) which was down 30.51% to 14.26 in late trade, Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) which lost 26.61% to settle at 1.71 and Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:SQBG) which was down 23.71% to 24.0300 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.56% to 19.81.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.04% or 0.75 to $1725.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.96% or 0.56 to hit $59.12 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.74 to trade at $62.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1783, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 109.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 92.797.