U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.69%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.80%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 7.81% or 1.68 points to trade at 23.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) added 6.19% or 11.53 points to end at 197.93 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 3.54% or 5.28 points to 154.59 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 1.83% or 0.77 points to trade at 41.36 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.33% or 3.00 points to end at 222.91 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 0.97% or 1.25 points to 127.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) which rose 19.84% to 387.21, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which was up 11.87% to settle at 366.49 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which gained 7.81% to close at 23.20.

The worst performers were The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) which was down 10.79% to 14.71 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which lost 10.56% to settle at 26.04 and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) which was down 7.82% to 10.26 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Fundamental Global Inc (NASDAQ:FGF) which rose 2,039.42% to 22.25, Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTE) which was up 140.00% to settle at 4.80 and Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ:CDXC) which gained 67.91% to close at 5.86.

The worst performers were ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) which was down 73.08% to 1.40 in late trade, Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB) which lost 51.02% to settle at 0.03 and Ostin Technology Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:OST) which was down 42.80% to 0.29 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1526 to 1275 and 74 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1797 rose and 1508 declined, while 119 ended unchanged.

Shares in Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) rose to 3-years highs; rising 19.84% or 64.10 to 387.21. Shares in The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.79% or 1.78 to 14.71. Shares in ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) fell to all time lows; down 73.08% or 3.80 to 1.40. Shares in Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB) fell to all time lows; falling 51.02% or 0.03 to 0.03. Shares in Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ:CDXC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 67.91% or 2.37 to 5.86.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.53% to 21.88.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.21% or 5.70 to $2,743.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $69.48 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.25 to trade at $73.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 153.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 104.25.