Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after Friday’s close, with gains in the , and sectors lifting stocks, while losses in the , and sectors pulling shares lower.
At the close of the NYSE, the index was down 0.28%, while the index was up 0.25% and up 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.94% or 6.48 points to close at 227.03. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:) added 1.40% or 3.29 points to end at 238.04 and American Express Company (NYSE:) rose 1.15% or 3.45 points to 303.98 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:), which fell 5.07% or 29.35 points to trade at 549.62 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:) fell 2.57% or 4.09 points to end at 155.24 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) fell 1.80% or 2.62 points to 142.45.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 15.89% to 399.60, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:) rose 10.67% to close at 23.96 and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 8.99% to close at 428.17.
The worst performer was Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:), which fell 5.07% to 549.62 in late trading. Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:) lost 4.39% to close at 98.70, and Halliburton Company (NYSE:) fell 4.15% to 28.78 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Universe pharmaceutical products Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 222.86% to 3.39, MSP Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 103.77% to 3.24 and GaxosAI Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 81.70% to 2.58.
The worst performers were Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell 93.54% to 3.62 in late trading, Lichen China Ltd (NASDAQ:) lost 76.93% to settle at 0.49 and Mynaric AG ADR (NASDAQ:) fell 64, 54% to 0.50 at the end.
From 1511 to 1293, falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, and 86 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2007 rose and 1296 fell, while 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:) rose to a five-year high; an increase of 10.67% or 2.31 to 23.96. Shares of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) soared to record highs; increases by 2.94% or 6.48 to 227.03. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:) soared to record highs; an increase of 1.40% or 3.29 to 238.04. Shares in Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low; decreasing by 93.54% or 52.39 to 3.62. Shares in Lichen China Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low; a decrease from 76.93% or 1.63 to 0.49. Shares in Mynaric AG ADR (NASDAQ:) fell to a record low; a decrease from 64.54% or 0.91 to 0.50.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, fell 5.69% to 12.77, a new three-month low.
Gold futures for February rose 0.20% or 5.41 to $2,653.81 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery fell 1.64% or 1.12 to $67.18 per barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.43% or 1.03 to $71.06 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged by 0.19% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell by 0.06% to 149.99.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.25% to 105.96.
