Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology , Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.61%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.67%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX ), which rose 0.92% or 1.25 points to trade at 136.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO ) added 0.90% or 0.64 points to end at 71.78 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ) was up 0.50% or 0.83 points to 165.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM ), which fell 3.63% or 10.29 points to trade at 273.13 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) declined 2.99% or 6.02 points to end at 195.34 and Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE ) was down 2.12% or 1.30 points to 60.02.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU ) which rose 8.10% to 720.03, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ: ENPH ) which was up 4.30% to settle at 39.64 and The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES ) which gained 3.79% to close at 9.99.
The worst performers were Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE: DECK ) which was down 19.86% to 101.05 in late trade, Copart Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT ) which lost 11.54% to settle at 53.66 and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ: ROST ) which was down 9.85% to 137.26 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Imunon Inc (NASDAQ: IMNN ) which rose 179.18% to 1.16, Sharplink Gaming Ltd (NASDAQ: SBET ) which was up 78.72% to settle at 6.72 and Powell Max Ltd (NASDAQ: PMAX ) which gained 57.38% to close at 0.51.
The worst performers were Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: GDHG ) which was down 59.17% to 1.87 in late trade, Bicara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BCAX ) which lost 40.42% to settle at 9.33 and Utime Ltd (NASDAQ: WTO ) which was down 38.50% to 1.15 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1521 to 1238 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2063 fell and 1241 advanced, while 130 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU ) rose to all time highs; rising 8.10% or 53.96 to 720.03. Shares in Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: GDHG ) fell to all time lows; down 59.17% or 2.71 to 1.87. Shares in Bicara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BCAX ) fell to all time lows; falling 40.42% or 6.33 to 9.33. Shares in Utime Ltd (NASDAQ: WTO ) fell to all time lows; losing 38.50% or 0.72 to 1.15.
The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.06% to 22.32.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 2.00% or 65.89 to $3,360.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.85% or 0.52 to hit $61.72 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.53 to trade at $64.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.14, while USD/JPY fell 1.03% to 142.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.87% at 98.98.