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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/news/LYNXMPEA6G0NG_M.jpgInvesting.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 added 0.28% to hit a new all time high, while the index gained 0.49%, and the index added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.09% or 1.27 points to trade at 62.07 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:) added 1.87% or 3.22 points to end at 175.37 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.77% or 1.59 points to 91.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 1.65% or 5.50 points to trade at 328.00 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:) declined 1.18% or 1.19 points to end at 99.96 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.90% or 0.43 points to 47.45.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:) which rose 7.63% to 50.21, Mosaic Co (NYSE:) which was up 5.39% to settle at 21.71 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 4.80% to close at 19.86.
The worst performers were CarMax Inc (NYSE:) which was down 6.15% to 92.71 in late trade, ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 3.86% to settle at 162.89 and F5 Networks Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 3.74% to 138.32 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Dropcar Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 102.39% to 1.200, Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 44.67% to settle at 2.17 and Cortexyme Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 39.50% to close at 66.08.
The worst performers were Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 65.33% to 4.75 in late trade, Valeritas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 60.84% to settle at 0.6500 and Abeona Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 37.70% to 3.115 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1676 to 1145 and 86 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1485 rose and 1170 declined, while 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.09% or 1.27 to 62.07. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.77% or 1.59 to 91.58. Shares in Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 65.33% or 8.95 to 4.75. Shares in Valeritas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 60.84% or 1.0100 to 0.6500. Shares in Cortexyme Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 39.50% or 18.71 to 66.08.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.08% to 12.51.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.16% or 2.35 to $1482.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.32% or 0.81 to hit $60.37 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.75% or 0.50 to trade at $66.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1078, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 109.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 97.280.
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