U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.69%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.80%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 7.81% or 1.68 points to trade at 23.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ) added 6.19% or 11.53 points to end at 197.93 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) was up 3.54% or 5.28 points to 154.59 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ ), which fell 1.83% or 0.77 points to trade at 41.36 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ) declined 1.33% or 3.00 points to end at 222.91 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM ) was down 0.97% or 1.25 points to 127.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT ) which rose 19.84% to 387.21, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR ) which was up 11.87% to settle at 366.49 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ) which gained 7.81% to close at 23.20.

The worst performers were The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES ) which was down 10.79% to 14.71 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) which lost 10.56% to settle at 26.04 and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR ) which was down 7.82% to 10.26 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Fundamental Global Inc (NASDAQ:FGF ) which rose 2,039.42% to 22.25, Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTE ) which was up 140.00% to settle at 4.80 and Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ:CDXC ) which gained 67.91% to close at 5.86.

The worst performers were ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX ) which was down 73.08% to 1.40 in late trade, Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB ) which lost 51.02% to settle at 0.03 and Ostin Technology Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:OST ) which was down 42.80% to 0.29 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1526 to 1275 and 74 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1797 rose and 1508 declined, while 119 ended unchanged.

Shares in Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 19.84% or 64.10 to 387.21. Shares in The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES ) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.79% or 1.78 to 14.71. Shares in ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX ) fell to all time lows; down 73.08% or 3.80 to 1.40. Shares in Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB ) fell to all time lows; falling 51.02% or 0.03 to 0.03. Shares in Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ:CDXC ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 67.91% or 2.37 to 5.86.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.53% to 21.88.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.21% or 5.70 to $2,743.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $69.48 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.25 to trade at $73.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 153.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 104.25.

Source: Investing.com