Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the rose 1.79% to hit a new 1-month high, while the index climbed 1.20%, and the index added 1.52%.
The best performers of the session on the were Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:), which rose 3.67% or 12.22 points to trade at 345.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) added 3.62% or 12.22 points to end at 349.40 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was up 3.13% or 3.61 points to 119.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:), which fell 2.16% or 4.07 points to trade at 183.99 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.49% or 0.23 points to end at 46.55 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) was down 0.15% or 0.36 points to 234.18.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:) which rose 7.34% to 285.48, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 7.12% to settle at 101.80 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:) which gained 6.96% to close at 29.22.
The worst performers were LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:) which was down 11.98% to 66.27 in late trade, Dow Inc (NYSE:) which lost 10.83% to settle at 35.60 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 9.72% to 97.31 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Energy Focu (NASDAQ:) which rose 210.53% to 6.49, Forum Markets, Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 81.01% to settle at 4.29 and Beasley Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 53.64% to close at 21.51.
The worst performers were LZ Technology Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 84.07% to 0.17 in late trade, Fitness Champs Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 76.88% to settle at 0.36 and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 40.73% to 0.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2094 to 669 and 50 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2438 rose and 920 declined, while 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energy Focu (NASDAQ:) rose to 3-years highs; up 210.53% or 4.40 to 6.49. Shares in LZ Technology Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 84.07% or 0.92 to 0.17. Shares in Beasley Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 53.64% or 7.51 to 21.51. Shares in Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 40.73% or 0.07 to 0.10.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.62% to 17.47 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.19% or 57.31 to $4,865.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 10.25% or 9.71 to hit $84.98 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 8.58% or 8.53 to trade at $90.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.14% to 1.18, while USD/JPY fell 0.36% to 158.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 98.02.
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