U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.22%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 0.84% or 1.58 points to trade at 190.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 0.84% or 0.22 points to end at 26.43 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.66% or 1.17 points to 179.49 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.42% or 4.55 points to trade at 315.86 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.00% or 1.90 points to end at 187.54 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.90% or 2.40 points to 263.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which rose 2.75% to 104.13, Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was up 2.17% to settle at 48.10 and Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which gained 1.96% to close at 10.15.

The worst performers were Charles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) which was down 2.57% to 217.81 in late trade, Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which lost 2.36% to settle at 119.78 and Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) which was down 2.08% to 112.11 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Dermata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:DRMA) which rose 104.50% to 0.41, 180 Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:ATNF) which was up 79.37% to settle at 3.39 and SoundHound AI Inc (NASDAQ:SOUN) which gained 71.84% to close at 1.77.

The worst performers were Futu Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:FUTU) which was down 31.00% to 40.65 in late trade, Up Fintech Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TIGR) which lost 28.51% to settle at 3.41 and Hoth Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:HOTH) which was down 27.24% to 7.80 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1724 to 1347 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1989 rose and 1749 declined, while 165 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.07% to 21.67.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.22% or 3.95 to $1,829.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.68% or 2.10 to hit $80.50 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 3.04% or 2.54 to trade at $86.00 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.07, while USD/JPY fell 1.42% to 131.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 103.25.