U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Oil&Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.26%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which rose 8.80% or 7.06 points to trade at 87.30 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 3.78% or 3.89 points to end at 106.73 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 2.34% or 2.72 points to 118.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 2.68% or 3.62 points to trade at 131.32 at the close. Intel Corp.ration (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 2.16% or 0.97 points to end at 44.00 and DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) was down 1.86% or 1.09 points to 57.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) which rose 9.65% to 24.65, PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) which was up 9.42% to settle at 84.78 and Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) which gained 8.80% to close at 87.30.
The worst performers were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 11.12% to 23.660 in late trade, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which lost 10.71% to settle at 77.76 and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which was down 10.28% to 92.76 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were The9 Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NCTY) which rose 64.56% to 2.600, Future Fintech Group Inc (NASDAQ:FTFT) which was up 35.64% to settle at 1.6277 and Ability Inc (NASDAQ:ABIL) which gained 29.53% to close at 4.02.
The worst performers were Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd (NASDAQ:YECO) which was down 47.23% to 6.200 in late trade, ServiceSource International Inc (NASDAQ:SREV) which lost 46.17% to settle at 1.405 and China Advanced Construction Materials (NASDAQ:CADC) which was down 31.25% to 2.750 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1582 to 1470 and 104 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1874 fell and 761 advanced, while 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.68% or 3.62 to 131.32. Shares in Walt Disney Co.pany (NYSE:DIS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.34% or 2.72 to 118.90. Shares in DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.86% or 1.09 to 57.49. Shares in ServiceSource International Inc (NASDAQ:SREV) fell to all time lows; down 46.17% or 1.205 to 1.405.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.85% to 19.89.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1229.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.96% or 0.66 to hit $69.31 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.66 to trade at $79.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.52% to 1.1513, while USD/JPY rose 0.27% to 112.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 95.42.
