Investing.com – United States equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Dow Jones Health Care, Dow Jones Utilities and Dow Jones Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.70%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 6.40% or 17.56 points to trade at 291.91 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 2.94% or 4.37 points to end at 153.11 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was up 1.97% or 1.90 points to 98.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 1.00% or 0.64 points to trade at 63.62 in late trade. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.20% or 0.42 points to end at 205.82 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) down 0.12% or 0.26 points to 211.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) which rose 6.40% to 291.91, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was up 5.10% to settle at 24.86 and Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which gained 4.98% to close at 46.15.
The worst performers were Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) which was down 5.25% to 165.57 in late trade, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which lost 4.14% to settle at 178.48 and Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) which was down 3.18% to 158.49 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Affimed NV (NASDAQ:AFMD) which rose 223.27% to 0.28, Inozyme Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:INZY) which was up 178.17% to settle at 3.95 and DeFi Development Corp (NASDAQ:DFDV) which gained 74.45% to close at 156.99.
The worst performers were Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ:HCTI) which was down 78.99% to 0.01 in late trade, Lianhe Sowell Int Group (NASDAQ:LHSW) which lost 54.05% to settle at 1.36 and Click Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CLIK) which was down 32.56% to 0.48 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1849 to 906 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2037 rose and 1292 declined, while 118 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ:HCTI) fell to all time lows; down 78.99% or 0.03 to 0.01. Shares in Lianhe Sowell Int Group (NASDAQ:LHSW) fell to all time lows; falling 54.05% or 1.60 to 1.36. Shares in DeFi Development Corp (NASDAQ:DFDV) rose to all time highs; gaining 74.45% or 67.00 to 156.99.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.31% to 17.24 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.85% or 27.44 to $3,199.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.22% or 0.75 to hit $62.37 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.15% or 0.74 to trade at $65.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.11, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to 145.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.95.