U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.81%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.81% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.90%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.21%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ), which rose 2.98% or 4.48 points to trade at 155.00 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM ) added 2.92% or 5.99 points to end at 211.22 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) was up 2.75% or 7.38 points to 275.97 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD ), which fell 0.78% or 3.22 points to trade at 408.36 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ ) declined 0.76% or 0.34 points to end at 44.18 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG ) was down 0.73% or 1.24 points to 168.88.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB ) which rose 8.25% to 102.09, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL ) which was up 6.51% to settle at 59.24 and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK ) which gained 6.39% to close at 166.81.

The worst performers were Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG ) which was down 4.48% to 1,355.46 in late trade, Extra Space Storage Inc (NYSE:EXR ) which lost 3.87% to settle at 169.48 and Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX ) which was down 3.37% to 283.60 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC DRC (NASDAQ:BDRX ) which rose 2,212.50% to 5.55, Streamline Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:STRM ) which was up 1,185.64% to settle at 2.57 and LakeShore Biopharma Co Ltd (NASDAQ:LSB ) which gained 699.12% to close at 5.45.

The worst performers were Color Star Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:ADD ) which was down 39.98% to 0.27 in late trade, Fangdd Network Group Ltd (NASDAQ:DUO ) which lost 32.89% to settle at 2.53 and iCoreConnect Inc (NASDAQ:ICCT ) which was down 31.55% to 0.41 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1849 to 975 and 67 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2295 rose and 987 declined, while 116 ended unchanged.

Shares in United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.51% or 3.62 to 59.24. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.75% or 7.38 to 275.97. Shares in Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC DRC (NASDAQ:BDRX ) rose to 5-year lows; gaining 2,212.50% or 5.31 to 5.55.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.25% to 19.21.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% or 8.05 to $2,671.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.30% or 0.96 to hit $74.67 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.84% or 0.65 to trade at $78.27 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 1.23% to 148.72.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 102.24.

Source: Investing.com