© Reuters U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.35%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the added 0.35% to hit a new all time high, while the index climbed 1.07%, and the index gained 1.74%.
The best performers of the session on the were Chevron Corp (NYSE:), which rose 2.93% or 4.34 points to trade at 152.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) added 2.44% or 7.50 points to end at 315.19 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) was up 1.84% or 7.44 points to 411.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 2.62% or 0.61 points to trade at 22.64 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) declined 1.75% or 0.76 points to end at 42.60 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) was down 1.11% or 1.75 points to 156.61.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 20.32% to 474.99, Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:) which was up 9.41% to settle at 86.12 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 7.87% to close at 171.81.
The worst performers were Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 16.51% to 319.21 in late trade, Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 11.25% to settle at 21.23 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 4.10% to 141.82 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 146.89% to 5.95, Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp IV (NASDAQ:) which was up 54.11% to settle at 18.00 and Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 46.99% to close at 1.22.
The worst performers were Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 60.42% to 1.33 in late trade, Scienjoy Holding Corp (NASDAQ:) which lost 58.93% to settle at 1.38 and Griid Infrastructure Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 48.64% to 2.08 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1977 to 919 and 61 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2148 fell and 1248 advanced, while 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 20.32% or 80.21 to 474.99. Shares in Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.51% or 63.13 to 319.21. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.87% or 12.53 to 171.81. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 2.44% or 7.50 to 315.19. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 1.84% or 7.44 to 411.22. Shares in Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 60.42% or 2.03 to 1.33. Shares in Scienjoy Holding Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 58.93% or 1.98 to 1.38. Shares in Griid Infrastructure Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 48.64% or 1.97 to 2.08.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.22% to 13.85.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.80% or 16.50 to $2,054.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.21% or 1.63 to hit $72.19 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.83% or 1.44 to trade at $77.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 1.29% to 148.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.89% at 103.79.
