U.S. Stocks Rise After Friday Close

U.S. stocks rose after the close on Friday, led by gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities, and Financial sectors.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones: rose 0.63%, hitting a new all-time high.
– S&P 500: added 0.38%.
– NASDAQ: gained 0.02%.

Best and Worst Performers

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

• Top Performers:
  • Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM) +3.31% (10.28 points, $321.06)
  • Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) +2.40% (3.92 points, $167.33)
  • Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) +1.80% (1.83 points, $103.00)
• Worst Performers:
  • Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW) -4.59% (2.25 points, $46.66)
  • Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) -3.42% (13.95 points, $394.26)
  • Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) -0.88% (1.85 points, $208.20)

S&P 500:

• Top Performers:
  • Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AXON) +26.61% ($593.48)
  • Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) +10.84% ($271.53)
  • Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) +9.43% ($91.58)
• Worst Performers:
  • Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: AKAM) -13.34% ($90.47)
  • Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) -8.76% ($134.46)
  • Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) -7.57% ($398.38)

NASDAQ Composite:

• Top Performers:
  • Innodata Inc (NASDAQ: INOD) +76.95% ($43.07)
  • Sezzle Inc (NASDAQ: SEZL) +67.68% ($420.00)
  • Sonder Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SOND) +66.41% ($4.51)
• Worst Performers:
  • ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ: PRPH) -48.25% ($0.74)
  • Earlyworks Co Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: ELWS) -44.00% ($3.78)
  • Maravai Lifesciences Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MRVI) -37.05% ($4.93)

Market Trends

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE (1614-1186) and NASDAQ (1653-1612).
• Notable highs:
  • Axon, Insulet, Fortinet, Salesforce, and Innodata reached all-time highs.
• Dow Inc fell to 52-week lows; ProPhase Labs hit 5-year lows.

Miscellaneous

• CBOE Volatility Index down 0.13% to 15.18, a one-month low.
• Commodities:
  • Gold Futures down 0.38% ($2,695.40/oz)
  • Crude oil down 2.54% ($70.52/barrel)
  • Brent oil down 2.10% ($74.04/barrel)
• Currency:
  • EUR/USD -0.83% (1.07)
  • USD/JPY -0.20% (152.62)
• US Dollar Index Futures up 0.49% (104.88).