U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.35%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.35% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.74%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 2.93% or 4.34 points to trade at 152.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.44% or 7.50 points to end at 315.19 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.84% or 7.44 points to 411.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 2.62% or 0.61 points to trade at 22.64 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.75% or 0.76 points to end at 42.60 and Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 1.11% or 1.75 points to 156.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) which rose 20.32% to 474.99, Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) which was up 9.41% to settle at 86.12 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which gained 7.87% to close at 171.81.

The worst performers were Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which was down 16.51% to 319.21 in late trade, Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) which lost 11.25% to settle at 21.23 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was down 4.10% to 141.82 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:INBS) which rose 146.89% to 5.95, Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp IV (NASDAQ:MCAF) which was up 54.11% to settle at 18.00 and Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATRA) which gained 46.99% to close at 1.22.

The worst performers were Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:CING) which was down 60.42% to 1.33 in late trade, Scienjoy Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SJ) which lost 58.93% to settle at 1.38 and Griid Infrastructure Inc (NASDAQ:GRDI) which was down 48.64% to 2.08 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1977 to 919 and 61 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2148 fell and 1248 advanced, while 132 ended unchanged.

Shares in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) rose to all time highs; up 20.32% or 80.21 to 474.99. Shares in Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.51% or 63.13 to 319.21. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.87% or 12.53 to 171.81. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; up 2.44% or 7.50 to 315.19. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; up 1.84% or 7.44 to 411.22. Shares in Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:CING) fell to all time lows; down 60.42% or 2.03 to 1.33. Shares in Scienjoy Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SJ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 58.93% or 1.98 to 1.38. Shares in Griid Infrastructure Inc (NASDAQ:GRDI) fell to all time lows; falling 48.64% or 1.97 to 2.08.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.22% to 13.85.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.80% or 16.50 to $2,054.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.21% or 1.63 to hit $72.19 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.83% or 1.44 to trade at $77.26 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 1.29% to 148.30.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.89% at 103.79.