Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Financials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.33%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 15.53% or 20.75 points to trade at 154.35 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 1.49% or 5.94 points to end at 404.81 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 1.43% or 1.90 points to 134.92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which lost 1.39% or 3.04 points to trade at 216.30 in late trade. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.91% or 2.27 points to end at 248.30 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shed 0.61% or 1.64 points to 265.05.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which rose 15.53% to 154.35, CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which was up 6.74% to settle at 127.48 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which gained 3.78% to close at 32.94.
The worst performers were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) which was down 3.42% to 292.59 in late trade, Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which lost 2.28% to settle at 33.45 and Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) which was down 2.08% to 337.43 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ikonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IKNX) which rose 63.01% to 18.42, Fuwei Films Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:FFHL) which was up 38.27% to settle at 12.320 and Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) which gained 32.14% to close at 16.980.
The worst performers were Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which was down 26.71% to 4.060 in late trade, Oasis Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:OMP) which lost 14.25% to settle at 23.95 and Biomea Fusion Inc (NASDAQ:BMEA) which was down 13.49% to 13.47 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1730 to 1434 and 128 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1830 rose and 1592 declined, while 173 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.19% to 15.62 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 3.50 to $1780.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.91% or 0.67 to hit $73.97 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.52 to trade at $76.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1937, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 110.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 91.793.