U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.09%

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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the fell 0.09%, while the index climbed 0.18%, and the index climbed 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:), which rose 1.39% or 2.89 points to trade at 210.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) added 1.10% or 2.67 points to end at 245.03 and American Express Company (NYSE:) was up 1.05% or 1.41 points to 135.87 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:), which fell 2.34% or 3.61 points to trade at 150.70 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 1.34% or 0.72 points to end at 52.85 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) was down 1.24% or 1.73 points to 137.99.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 11.04% to 122.80, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was up 7.02% to settle at 289.79 and Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:) which gained 4.03% to close at 137.98.

The worst performers were IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 6.99% to 139.49 in late trade, Arista Networks (NYSE:) which lost 5.95% to settle at 223.47 and American International Group Inc (NYSE:) which was down 4.81% to 48.48 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Summer Infant Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 269.55% to 1.0000, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 56.20% to settle at 4.2800 and BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 55.01% to close at 36.97.

The worst performers were Pulse Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 29.80% to 8.55 in late trade, CarGurus (NASDAQ:) which lost 26.54% to settle at 25.05 and LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 24.50% to 33.96 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1400 to 1384 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1507 fell and 1120 advanced, while 83 ended unchanged.

Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 7.02% or 19.01 to 289.79. Shares in Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.39% or 2.89 to 210.29. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.10% or 2.67 to 245.03. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.05% or 1.41 to 135.87. Shares in Pulse Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 29.80% or 3.63 to 8.55. Shares in Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 56.20% or 1.5400 to 4.2800. Shares in CarGurus (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 26.54% or 9.05 to 25.05. Shares in BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 55.01% or 13.12 to 36.97.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 13.68.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.51% or 8.05 to $1586.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.58% or 0.81 to hit $52.23 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.76% or 0.99 to trade at $57.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.0831, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 109.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 99.037.

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