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 0.63% to hit a new all time high, while the index added 0.38%, and the index gained 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:), which rose 3.31% or 10.28 points to trade at 321.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:) added 2.40% or 3.92 points to end at 167.33 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.80% or 1.83 points to 103.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dow Inc (NYSE:), which fell 4.59% or 2.25 points to trade at 46.66 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) declined 3.42% or 13.95 points to end at 394.26 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.88% or 1.85 points to 208.20.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 26.61% to 593.48, Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was up 10.84% to settle at 271.53 and Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 9.43% to close at 91.58.
The worst performers were Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 13.34% to 90.47 in late trade, Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 8.76% to settle at 134.46 and Arista Networks (NYSE:) which was down 7.57% to 398.38 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Innodata Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 76.95% to 43.07, Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 67.68% to settle at 420.00 and Sonder Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 66.41% to close at 4.51.
The worst performers were ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 48.25% to 0.74 in late trade, Earlyworks Co Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:) which lost 44.00% to settle at 3.78 and Maravai Lifesciences Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 37.05% to 4.93 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1614 to 1186 and 42 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1653 rose and 1612 declined, while 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; gaining 26.61% or 124.73 to 593.48. Shares in Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.84% or 26.55 to 271.53. Shares in Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.43% or 7.90 to 91.58. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.31% or 10.28 to 321.06. Shares in Dow Inc (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.59% or 2.25 to 46.66. Shares in Innodata Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 76.95% or 18.73 to 43.07. Shares in ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; down 48.25% or 0.69 to 0.74. Shares in Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 67.68% or 169.53 to 420.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.13% to 15.18 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.38% or 10.40 to $2,695.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.54% or 1.84 to hit $70.52 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.10% or 1.59 to trade at $74.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.83% to 1.07, while USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 152.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 104.88.
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