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 gained 1.64%, while the index gained 1.11%, and the index gained 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the were 3M Company (NYSE:), which rose 22.94% or 23.72 points to trade at 127.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) added 2.41% or 6.19 points to end at 262.71 and American Express Company (NYSE:) was up 2.39% or 5.74 points to 245.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which fell 0.47% or 0.59 points to trade at 125.26 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.33% or 0.23 points to end at 69.79 and International Business Machines (NYSE:) was down 0.12% or 0.23 points to 191.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were 3M Company (NYSE:) which rose 22.94% to 127.11, Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:) which was up 19.49% to settle at 160.71 and Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 16.63% to close at 367.66.
The worst performers were DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 40.67% to 63.99 in late trade, Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 7.14% to settle at 211.19 and L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:) which was down 5.70% to 229.41 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Windtree Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 151.98% to 8.29, Burgerfi International Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 97.33% to settle at 0.42 and Planet Image International Ltd (NASDAQ:) which gained 53.42% to close at 2.91.
The worst performers were Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 47.73% to 0.20 in late trade, Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 47.23% to settle at 0.26 and DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 40.67% to 63.99 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2271 to 554 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2321 rose and 1016 declined, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 22.94% or 23.72 to 127.11. Shares in DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; down 40.67% or 43.86 to 63.99. Shares in Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 19.49% or 26.21 to 160.71. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 22.94% or 23.72 to 127.11. Shares in Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 47.73% or 0.19 to 0.20. Shares in Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 47.23% or 0.23 to 0.26. Shares in DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; down 40.67% or 43.86 to 63.99.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 11.21% to 16.39.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.38% or 32.40 to $2,385.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.01% or 1.57 to hit $76.71 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.93% or 1.59 to trade at $80.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 153.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 104.05.
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