U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.30% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the declined 0.30% to hit a new 1-month low, while the index lost 0.57%, and the index declined 1.40%.

The best performers of the session on the were Chevron Corp (NYSE:), which rose 2.66% or 4.43 points to trade at 170.69 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:) added 1.29% or 1.75 points to end at 137.67 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:) was up 1.00% or 1.54 points to 156.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:), which fell 3.49% or 4.14 points to trade at 114.49 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:) declined 2.26% or 3.86 points to end at 167.15 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:) was down 2.08% or 3.18 points to 149.56.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:) which rose 9.79% to 41.40, EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:) which was up 7.13% to settle at 132.22 and Hess Corporation (NYSE:) which gained 7.01% to close at 117.25.

The worst performers were Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:) which was down 26.03% to 9.83 in late trade, Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:) which lost 23.79% to settle at 10.89 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 19.14% to 22.22 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 51.78% to 2.99, Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 30.19% to settle at 18.20 and Vinco Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 28.02% to close at 3.29.

The worst performers were Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 54.73% to 0.22 in late trade, The Joint Corp (NASDAQ:) which lost 37.89% to settle at 17.41 and Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 32.56% to 0.99 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2200 to 968 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2908 fell and 915 advanced, while 181 ended unchanged.

Shares in Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 26.03% or 3.46 to 9.83. Shares in EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.13% or 8.80 to 132.22. Shares in Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 23.79% or 3.40 to 10.89. Shares in Hess Corporation (NYSE:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 7.01% or 7.68 to 117.25. Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 19.14% or 5.26 to 22.22. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.49% or 4.14 to 114.49. Shares in Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 54.73% or 0.27 to 0.22. Shares in Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 30.19% or 4.22 to 18.20. Shares in The Joint Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 37.89% or 10.62 to 17.41. Shares in Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 32.56% or 0.48 to 0.99.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.24% to 30.19.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.35% or 6.54 to $1,882.24 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.19% or 2.37 to hit $110.63 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.05% or 2.27 to trade at $113.17 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.35% to 130.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 103.71.