US stocks rise at close of trade; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.72% by Investing.com

Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close on the NYSE, it added 0.72%, while the benchmark gained 0.54% and the index climbed 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: ), which rose 1.69% or 5.73 points to trade at 345.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Travelers Companies (NYSE: ) was up 1.59% or 3.72 points to end at 237.83 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: ) was up 1.55% or 0.30 points to end at 237.83 at 19.66 at the end of trading.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE: ), which decreased 3.69% or 6.00 points to 156.77 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: ) declined 1.10% or 2.28 points to 204.32 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: ) declined 0.27% or 0.51 points to end at 204.32 186.49.

The best performers on the S&P 500 were Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: ), which rose 10.84% ​​to 8.49, VF Corporation (NYSE: ), which rose 8.47% to settle at 18.70 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ) which gained 7.56% to close at 55.65.

The worst performers were Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ), which fell 8.47% to 536.87 in late trade. Garmin Ltd (NYSE: ) which lost 5.14% to settle at 172.66 and Boeing Co (NYSE: ) which fell 3.69% to 156.77 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Yunji Inc (NASDAQ: ) which rose 348.04% to 2.15, Acquisition of Nova Vision Corp (NASDAQ: ) which surged 200.08% to settle at 37.00 and SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ: ) which gained 139.96% to settle at 5.88.

The worst performers were Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ: ) which fell 75.49% to 2.99 in late trade, Pharmaceutical Universe Inc (NASDAQ: ) which lost 67.43% to settle at 0.54 and Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ), which fell 47.32% to 0.78 at the close.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock Exchange by 2,286 to 555, with 64 ending unchanged; on the Nasdaq, 2,472 advanced and 839 declined, while 115 ended unchanged.

Shares of Boeing Co (NYSE: ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.69% or 6.00 to 156.77. Shares of Boeing Co (NYSE: ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.69% or 6.00 to 156.77. Shares in Garden Stage Ltd (NASDAQ: ) fell to all-time lows; losing 75.49% or 9.21 to 2.99. Shares of Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: ) rose to all-time highs; up 200.08% or 24.67 to 37.00. Shares of Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ) fell to all-time lows; down 67.43% or 1.13 to 0.54. Shares in Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ) hit lows; down 47.32% or 0.70 to 0.78.

which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, fell 2.99% to 16.56.

Gold futures for December delivery rose 1.09%, or 28.00, to $2,608.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude for October delivery rose 0.38%, or 0.26, to $69.23 a barrel, while the November Brent crude contract rose 0.19% or 0.14, to 72.11 dollars per barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.60% to 140.93.

US dollar index futures fell 0.22% to 101.13.