U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.97%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.97% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM ), which rose 4.44% or 9.45 points to trade at 222.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) added 3.00% or 4.40 points to end at 151.02 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS ) was up 2.50% or 12.58 points to 516.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ), which fell 0.71% or 2.07 points to trade at 288.10 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ) declined 0.65% or 1.49 points to end at 227.55 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH ) was up 0.06% or 0.35 points to 598.05.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER ) which rose 10.81% to 86.34, Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST ) which was up 9.76% to settle at 76.82 and WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW ) which gained 5.84% to close at 1,085.04.

The worst performers were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA ) which was down 8.82% to 217.70 in late trade, Smith AO Corporation (NYSE:AOS ) which lost 6.30% to settle at 80.83 and Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN ) which was down 3.31% to 222.04 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TWG ) which rose 238.39% to 7.14, NewGenIvf Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NIVF ) which was up 63.36% to settle at 0.98 and ATIF Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:ATIF ) which gained 62.67% to close at 1.22.

The worst performers were BAIYU Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BYU ) which was down 35.06% to 0.30 in late trade, Turbo Energy SA ADR (NASDAQ:TURB ) which lost 28.71% to settle at 2.16 and Inno Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:INHD ) which was down 23.80% to 3.65 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2147 to 659 and 78 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2400 rose and 905 declined, while 122 ended unchanged.

Shares in Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER ) rose to all time highs; up 10.81% or 8.42 to 86.34. Shares in WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW ) rose to all time highs; up 5.84% or 59.88 to 1,085.04. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS ) rose to all time highs; up 2.50% or 12.58 to 516.30. Shares in Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TWG ) rose to all time highs; up 238.39% or 5.03 to 7.14. Shares in BAIYU Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BYU ) fell to all time lows; falling 35.06% or 0.16 to 0.30. Shares in Inno Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:INHD ) fell to all time lows; down 23.80% or 1.14 to 3.65.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.92% to 20.46.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.25% or 33.00 to $2,672.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $75.74 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.26 to trade at $79.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.40% to 149.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.71.

Source: Investing.com