U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.08%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.08%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 12.03% or 32.67 points to trade at 304.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 3.89% or 9.07 points to end at 242.44 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 2.15% or 6.24 points to 296.53 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 4.46% or 3.09 points to trade at 66.21 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 2.72% or 4.26 points to end at 152.39 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 2.33% or 9.71 points to 407.79.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) which rose 12.03% to 304.16, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was up 11.05% to settle at 199.95 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which gained 8.13% to close at 34.84.

The worst performers were Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) which was down 14.07% to 161.76 in late trade, KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) which lost 8.45% to settle at 874.68 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which was down 7.35% to 99.49 at the close.

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The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ReShape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:HIND) which rose 257.14% to 14.00, IO Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:IOBT) which was up 67.97% to settle at 2.15 and Precigen Inc (NASDAQ:PGEN) which gained 58.92% to close at 2.94.

The worst performers were Cuprina Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CUPR) which was down 87.34% to 1.19 in late trade, FlyE Group Inc (NASDAQ:FLYE) which lost 86.86% to settle at 1.02 and Magnitude International Ltd (NASDAQ:MAGH) which was down 64.34% to 1.48 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1642 to 1104 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1957 fell and 1359 advanced, while 152 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cuprina Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CUPR) fell to all time lows; down 87.34% or 8.21 to 1.19. Shares in FlyE Group Inc (NASDAQ:FLYE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 86.86% or 6.74 to 1.02. Shares in Precigen Inc (NASDAQ:PGEN) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 58.92% or 1.09 to 2.94. Shares in Magnitude International Ltd (NASDAQ:MAGH) fell to all time lows; losing 64.34% or 2.67 to 1.48.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.69% to 15.08.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 1.08 to $3,382.12 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.27% or 0.81 to hit $63.15 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.00% or 0.67 to trade at $66.17 a barrel.

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EUR/USD was up 0.45% to 1.17, while USD/JPY fell 0.39% to 147.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 97.72.

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