U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.61%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Oil&Gas and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.61%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.56%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.52% or 0.34 points to trade at 22.68 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 1.29% or 3.70 points to end at 290.46 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 0.81% or 3.43 points to 428.16 in late trade.

Biggest losers included McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which lost 2.97% or 8.97 points to trade at 292.61 in late trade. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.51% or 1.28 points to end at 49.71 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) shed 2.31% or 5.92 points to 250.50.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) which rose 13.54% to 50.49, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) which was up 10.57% to settle at 168.11 and Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR) which gained 9.62% to close at 181.01.

The worst performers were Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which was down 13.82% to 130.88 in late trade, Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE:UHS) which lost 9.75% to settle at 202.75 and HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) which was down 8.83% to 363.66 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kaixin Auto Holdings (NASDAQ:KXIN) which rose 4,918.69% to 5.37, Autonomix Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AMIX) which was up 1,457.58% to settle at 7.71 and Upexi Inc (NASDAQ:UPXI) which gained 170.00% to close at 8.10.

The worst performers were Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TWG) which was down 96.00% to 0.54 in late trade, Monopar Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MNPR) which lost 48.16% to settle at 16.93 and Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EVLV) which was down 39.76% to 2.47 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1738 to 1051 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1779 fell and 1515 advanced, while 114 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.55% to 20.33.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 8.35 to $2,757.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.04% or 1.43 to hit $71.62 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.03% or 1.51 to trade at $75.89 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.31% to 152.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.19.