Investing.com – United States equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Dow Jones Telecommunications, Dow Jones Technology and Dow Jones Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Dow Jones Health Care, Dow Jones Consumer Goods and Dow Jones Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.37%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 2.63% or 3.56 points to trade at 138.85 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 1.79% or 11.60 points to end at 660.55 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.61% or 1.03 points to 64.87 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 4.75% or 8.13 points to trade at 162.89 in late trade. Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.94% or 4.71 points to end at 238.30 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) down 1.67% or 1.41 points to 83.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) which rose 14.45% to 161.42, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was up 13.32% to settle at 47.91 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 10.38% to close at 88.82.
The worst performers were Godaddy Inc (NYSE:GDDY) which was down 14.28% to 182.19 in late trade, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which lost 11.09% to settle at 157.42 and Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) which was down 8.18% to 169.20 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were JetAI Inc (NASDAQ:JTAI) which rose 132.95% to 6.03, SRM Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:SRM) which was up 95.53% to settle at 0.70 and WeRide Corp ADR (NASDAQ:WRD) which gained 83.46% to close at 31.50.
The worst performers were OSR Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BLAC) which was down 55.27% to 3.01 in late trade, Cloudastructure Inc (NASDAQ:CSAI) which lost 49.44% to settle at 19.05 and Bolt Projects Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BSLK) which was down 46.33% to 0.66 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1412 to 1364 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1640 rose and 1632 declined, while 151 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; up 1.79% or 11.60 to 660.55. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.61% or 1.03 to 64.87. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.67% or 1.41 to 83.01. Shares in OSR Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BLAC) fell to all time lows; losing 55.27% or 3.72 to 3.01. Shares in WeRide Corp ADR (NASDAQ:WRD) rose to all time highs; rising 83.46% or 14.33 to 31.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.19% to 14.77 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.71% or 50.36 to $2,895.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.88% or 0.63 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.48% or 0.36 to trade at $74.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.35% to 152.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 106.65.