U.S. Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, buoyed by gains in the Consumer Services, Utilities, and Basic Materials sectors.

Market Performance

At the close in NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.09% to hit a new all-time high.
– S&P 500 index rose by 0.40%.
– NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.63%.

Best and Worst Performers

Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Best Performers:

  1. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC): +1.47% to $22.77
  2. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL): +1.23% to $235.00
  3. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON): +1.13% to $222.02

• Worst Performers:

  1. American Express Company (NYSE: AXP): -3.15% to $276.79
  2. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK): -0.96% to $108.70
  3. Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE): -0.58% to $82.92

S&P 500

• Top Performers:

  1. Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX): +11.10% to $763.98
  2. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW): +10.17% to $78.22
  3. Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ: ISRG): +10.00% to $521.10

• Worst Performers:

  1. Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG): -6.33% to $89.55
  2. CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS): -5.23% to $60.34
  3. Cigna Corp (NYSE: CI): -4.85% to $336.00

NASDAQ Composite

• Top Performers:

  1. TuHURA Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: HURA): +2824.79% to $6.30
  2. S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ: SANW): +1603.70% to $3.22
  3. Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: DRUG): +117.56% to $47.21

• Worst Performers:

  1. NKGen Biotech Inc (NASDAQ: NKGN): -42.89% to $0.40
  2. Orgenesis Inc (NASDAQ: ORGS): -33.86% to $2.11
  3. bioAffinity Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: BIAF): -33.80% to $1.41

Stocks Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1549 to 1236, while on the Nasdaq, 1814 rose and 1465 declined.

Highlights

• Shares in Netflix Inc hit all-time highs, rising 11.10%.
• Apple Inc shares also reached all-time highs, gaining 1.23%.
• The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, decreased by 5.65% to 18.03.

Commodities

• Gold futures for December delivery increased 1.06% to $2736.25 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery fell 1.83% to $69.38 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.09.
• USD/JPY fell 0.47% to 149.49.
• US Dollar Index Futures decreased 0.35% to 103.29.