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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.39%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.58%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 3.87% or 4.66 points to trade at 124.92 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 3.06% or 4.60 points to end at 155.12 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.35% or 14.29 points to 622.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.74% or 0.59 points to trade at 79.43 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 0.52% or 1.62 points to end at 308.33 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.39% or 0.17 points to 43.10.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) which rose 11.66% to 11.59, Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which was up 6.04% to settle at 54.44 and Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ:ERIE) which gained 5.70% to close at 428.07.
The worst performers were NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) which was down 15.59% to 99.81 in late trade, HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which lost 6.82% to settle at 30.87 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 6.31% to 57.33 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Organogenesis Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ORGO) which rose 102.93% to 6.21, Interactive Strength Inc (NASDAQ:TRNR) which was up 67.97% to settle at 2.57 and Powell Max Ltd (NASDAQ:PMAX) which gained 43.54% to close at 0.51.
The worst performers were Nvni Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NVNI) which was down 49.50% to 1.01 in late trade, Sacks Parente Golf Inc (NASDAQ:SPGC) which lost 48.62% to settle at 0.21 and Adagio Medical Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ADGM) which was down 45.94% to 0.83 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1912 to 857 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2018 rose and 1271 declined, while 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.31% or 3.86 to 57.33. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.06% or 4.60 to 155.12. Shares in Organogenesis Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ORGO) rose to 52-week highs; up 102.93% or 3.16 to 6.21. Shares in Sacks Parente Golf Inc (NASDAQ:SPGC) fell to all time lows; losing 48.62% or 0.20 to 0.21.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.10% to 19.63.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.98% or 28.31 to $2,867.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.48% or 0.34 to hit $70.01 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.49 to trade at $73.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.45% to 150.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 107.50.
