U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.10%
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.10%
U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.40%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), which rose 1.86% or 1.81 points to trade at 99.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.64% or 3.54 points to end at 219.89 and Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) was up 1.51% or 1.90 points to 128.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 6.24% or 6.37 points to trade at 95.64 at the close. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) declined 2.01% or 3.34 points to end at 162.85 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 1.39% or 2.58 points to 183.66.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which rose 4.32% to 138.39, STERIS plc (NYSE:STE) which was up 4.29% to settle at 264.32 and Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) which gained 4.21% to close at 91.90.
The worst performers were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 8.75% to 534.06 in late trade, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) which lost 7.18% to settle at 344.53 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) which was down 6.24% to 95.64 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Focus Universal Inc (NASDAQ:FCUV) which rose 142.47% to 7.08, Onfolio Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ONFO) which was up 128.87% to settle at 0.77 and Akanda Corp (NASDAQ:AKAN) which gained 102.47% to close at 1.36.
The worst performers were 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) which was down 40.76% to 0.77 in late trade, Suncrete Inc (NASDAQ:RMIX) which lost 37.44% to settle at 5.08 and Neuropace Inc (NASDAQ:NPCE) which was down 37.10% to 7.56 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1456 to 1361 and 100 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2024 fell and 1448 advanced, while 153 ended unchanged.
Shares in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) rose to all time highs; up 1.86% or 1.81 to 99.25. Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.01% or 3.34 to 162.85. Shares in 22nd Century Group Inc (NASDAQ:XXII) fell to 5-year lows; falling 40.76% or 0.53 to 0.77. Shares in Suncrete Inc (NASDAQ:RMIX) fell to all time lows; losing 37.44% or 3.04 to 5.08. Shares in Neuropace Inc (NASDAQ:NPCE) fell to 52-week lows; down 37.10% or 4.46 to 7.56.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.10% to 19.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.18% or 7.05 to $3,878.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.37% or 0.33 to hit $89.07 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.52% or 0.50 to trade at $96.32 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.08% to 159.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 103.30.