Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.05% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 0.54% or 0.18 points to trade at 33.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 0.50% or 0.15 points to end at 29.91 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 0.20% or 0.18 points to 90.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 2.86% or 1.91 points to trade at 64.94 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 2.27% or 1.63 points to end at 70.07 and EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was down 2.13% or 1.37 points to 62.91.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which rose 15.21% to 40.98, Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which was up 4.46% to settle at 14.05 and Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) which gained 3.39% to close at 223.35.
The worst performers were Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was down 13.42% to 39.16 in late trade, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which lost 5.62% to settle at 10.41 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which was down 5.06% to 11.26 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Wafergen Bi (NASDAQ:WGBS) which rose 63.64% to 0.9000, Interpace Diagnostics Group Inc (NASDAQ:IDXG) which was up 30.43% to settle at 0.3000 and Towerstream Corporation (NASDAQ:TWER) which gained 18.88% to close at 0.2500.
The worst performers were ConforMIS Inc (NASDAQ:CFMS) which was down 49.36% to 5.12 in late trade, Trio Merger Corp (NASDAQ:SAEX) which lost 30.62% to settle at 0.486 and Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which was down 29.56% to 0.3170 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2157 to 1145 and 38 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1428 fell and 1099 advanced, while 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; gaining 15.21% or 5.41 to 40.98. Shares in Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) fell to 3-years lows; down 13.42% or 6.07 to 39.16. Shares in ConforMIS Inc (NASDAQ:CFMS) fell to all time lows; losing 49.36% or 4.99 to 5.12. Shares in Trio Merger Corp (NASDAQ:SAEX) fell to all time lows; falling 30.62% or 0.214 to 0.486. Shares in Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) fell to all time lows; down 29.56% or 0.1330 to 0.3170.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.58% to 15.07.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.24% or 3.05 to $1274.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.79% or 0.37 to hit $46.33 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.48% or 0.23 to trade at $47.85 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.1305, while USD/JPY fell 0.34% to 108.66.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 94.61.