Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.42%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 7.55% or 9.74 points to trade at 138.73 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 1.44% or 4.79 points to end at 336.92 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.91% or 2.01 points to 223.68 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which lost 5.56% or 11.88 points to trade at 201.71 in late trade. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 2.74% or 14.44 points to end at 511.79 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) shed 2.79% or 4.83 points to 168.37.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) which rose 7.55% to 138.73, Signature Bank (OTC:SBNY) which was up 6.94% to settle at 0.17 and Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) which gained 4.78% to close at 49.56.
The worst performers were Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was down 26.83% to 46.33 in late trade, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which lost 6.00% to settle at 7.84 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which was down 5.56% to 201.71 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Petros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTPI) which rose 354.46% to 4.59, Cns Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNSP) which was up 243.07% to settle at 2.35 and SAITECH Global Corp (NASDAQ:SAI) which gained 222.37% to close at 4.90.
The worst performers were Meta Materials Inc (NASDAQ:MMAT) which was down 40.20% to 0.23 in late trade, Pear Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PEAR) which lost 39.24% to settle at 0.07 and T Stamp Inc (NASDAQ:IDAI) which was down 32.43% to 3.75 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1922 to 1025 and 104 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2327 fell and 1219 advanced, while 190 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.10% to 17.07 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.82% or 37.45 to $2,017.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.62% or 0.51 to hit $82.67 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.44% or 0.38 to trade at $86.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.90% to 133.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 101.25.