Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.43%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.42% or 1.96 points to trade at 59.19 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 1.45% or 0.65 points to end at 45.42 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.14% or 0.24 points to 167.74 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which lost 2.23% or 1.02 points to trade at 44.63 in late trade. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 2.16% or 2.15 points to end at 97.47 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) shed 1.80% or 0.84 points to 45.71.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which rose 28.16% to 40.82, Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which was up 10.38% to settle at 26.15 and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which gained 9.99% to close at 72.25.
The worst performers were Cummins Inc (NYSE:CMI) which was down 4.62% to 159.41 in late trade, PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) which lost 4.32% to settle at 66.69 and Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which was down 3.44% to 43.45 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MICT) which rose 59.71% to 1.230, Eastside Distilling Inc (NASDAQ:ESDI) which was up 30.80% to settle at 5.69 and Shoe Carnival Inc (NASDAQ:SCVL) which gained 29.67% to close at 26.75.
The worst performers were Real Industry Inc (NASDAQ:RELY) which was down 40.37% to 0.36 in late trade, OptimumBank Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OPHC) which lost 39.64% to settle at 4.980 and SenesTech Inc (NASDAQ:SNES) which was down 36.68% to 0.86 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2007 to 1085 and 126 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1547 rose and 987 declined, while 123 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.06% to 11.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.23% or 15.77 to $1293.97 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.68% or 1.48 to hit $56.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.23% or 1.37 to trade at $62.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1793, while USD/JPY fell 0.80% to 112.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 93.59.