U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.06%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.06%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 3.04% or 6.46 points to trade at 219.23 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 2.60% or 3.86 points to end at 152.56 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.43% or 8.72 points to 367.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 2.23% or 3.66 points to trade at 160.73 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.82% or 0.90 points to end at 48.60 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.59% or 2.61 points to 161.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which rose 13.54% to 3152.79, NortonLifeLock Inc (NASDAQ:NLOK) which was up 8.71% to settle at 27.59 and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which gained 7.35% to close at 175.00.

The worst performers were Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) which was down 14.47% to 141.41 in late trade, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which lost 9.70% to settle at 17.96 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:NWL) which was down 8.53% to 21.33 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which rose 31.17% to 3.030, eGain Corporation (NASDAQ:EGAN) which was up 26.82% to settle at 12.74 and Iradimed Co (NASDAQ:IRMD) which gained 23.66% to close at 48.60.

The worst performers were SkyWest Inc (NASDAQ:SKYW) which was down 22.37% to 29.47 in late trade, G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GMVD) which lost 21.80% to settle at 3.30 and Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VNDA) which was down 17.88% to 12.03 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1689 to 1520 and 123 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2549 rose and 1260 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.

Shares in Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) fell to 3-years lows; losing 14.47% or 23.93 to 141.41. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.23% or 3.66 to 160.73. Shares in SkyWest Inc (NASDAQ:SKYW) fell to 52-week lows; down 22.37% or 8.49 to 29.47. Shares in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VNDA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 17.88% or 2.62 to 12.03.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.64% to 23.22.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 4.80 to $1808.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.86% or 1.68 to hit $91.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.67 to trade at $92.78 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.1449, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 115.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.455.