Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.16%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 1.57% or 0.79 points to trade at 51.19 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 1.47% or 3.38 points to end at 234.00 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 1.15% or 0.54 points to 47.41 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which lost 1.03% or 0.48 points to trade at 46.78 in late trade. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declined 0.78% or 0.95 points to end at 120.23 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) shed 0.78% or 0.66 points to 84.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which rose 3.98% to 57.27, Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which was up 3.95% to settle at 101.53 and Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which gained 3.90% to close at 45.00.
The worst performers were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which was down 29.55% to 237.73 in late trade, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) which lost 10.17% to settle at 100.76 and Cooper Companies Inc (NYSE:COO) which was down 5.73% to 309.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eltek Ltd (NASDAQ:ELTK) which rose 52.63% to 6.380, Jason Industries Inc (NASDAQ:JASN) which was up 29.40% to settle at 0.505 and SeaChange International Inc (NASDAQ:SEAC) which gained 20.21% to close at 2.32.
The worst performers were Afya Ltd (NASDAQ:AFYA) which was down 30.23% to 21.90 in late trade, Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which lost 29.55% to settle at 237.73 and Kelly Services B Inc (NASDAQ:KELYB) which was down 24.87% to 23.560 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1694 to 1226 and 126 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1331 fell and 1308 advanced, while 101 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.15% to 18.98.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 7.75 to $1529.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.73% or 1.55 to hit $55.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.33% or 1.41 to trade at $59.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.0991, while USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 106.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 98.763.