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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms , Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare , Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.37%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ), which rose 2.63% or 3.56 points to trade at 138.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS ) added 1.79% or 11.60 points to end at 660.55 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO ) was up 1.61% or 1.03 points to 64.87 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ), which fell 4.75% or 8.13 points to trade at 162.89 at the close. Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV ) declined 1.94% or 4.71 points to end at 238.30 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ) was down 1.67% or 1.41 points to 83.01.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB ) which rose 14.45% to 161.42, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which was up 13.32% to settle at 47.91 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN ) which gained 10.38% to close at 88.82.

The worst performers were Godaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY ) which was down 14.28% to 182.19 in late trade, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE: DVA ) which lost 11.09% to settle at 157.42 and Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT ) which was down 8.18% to 169.20 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were JetAI Inc (NASDAQ: JTAI ) which rose 132.95% to 6.03, SRM Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: SRM ) which was up 95.53% to settle at 0.70 and WeRide Corp ADR (NASDAQ: WRD ) which gained 83.46% to close at 31.50.

The worst performers were OSR Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BLAC ) which was down 55.27% to 3.01 in late trade, Cloudastructure Inc (NASDAQ: CSAI ) which lost 49.44% to settle at 19.05 and Bolt Projects Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BSLK ) which was down 46.33% to 0.66 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1412 to 1364 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1640 rose and 1632 declined, while 151 ended unchanged.

Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.79% or 11.60 to 660.55. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.61% or 1.03 to 64.87. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.67% or 1.41 to 83.01. Shares in OSR Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BLAC ) fell to all time lows; falling 55.27% or 3.72 to 3.01. Shares in WeRide Corp ADR (NASDAQ: WRD ) rose to all time highs; up 83.46% or 14.33 to 31.50.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.19% to 14.77 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.71% or 50.31 to $2,895.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.88% or 0.63 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.47% or 0.35 to trade at $74.67 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.35% to 152.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 106.65.