Stock indices in the United States rose at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.08%.

Investing.com – US stocks were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the end of trading in New York, it increased by 0.08%, while it climbed by 0.25% and consolidated its position at 0.95%.

Among the leading stocks today was the American Express Company (NYSE: NYSE), which rose by 10.54%, or 16.43 points, to close at 172.31. In contrast, shares Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:) added 3.00% or 6.73 points to end at 231.44, while Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 1.84% or 0.67 points to 37.17 in late trade.

As for the worst performer at the end of the day’s trading, the share of Intel Group (NASDAQ:) closed down by 6.41%, or 1.93 points, and traded at 28.16 levels at the close. Arrow Chevron Corp (NYSE:) declined 4.44%, or 8.34 points, to end at 179.45, and Kos Travelers Corporation (NYSE:) closed down 1.74%, or 3.35 points, to 188.76.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was recorded by Tesla (NASDAQ:) shares, which rose by 10.99% at 177.88, American Express (NYSE:) also continued its rise by 10.54% and closed at 172.31 levels. Likewise, L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:) rose by 7.92% and ended its trading at a price of 212.10.

Among the stocks that underperformed today, we mention Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ:), which fell by 8.11%, and closed its session at a price of 58.61, KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:), which lost 6.85%, to a price of 399.37, and Intel Group (NASDAQ:: ), which weakened by 6.41% and closed at 28.16 in today’s session on the stock exchange.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by BuzzFeed Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose by 85.17%, at a price of 3.87, Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued its rise at 52.88% and closed at 1.59 levels, as well as Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:) rose by 43.00% and closed at a price of 12.87.

Among the underperforming stocks today, we mention the stock of the company Nemaura Medical Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 42.31%, and closed its session at a price of 1.65, per share. Jack Creek Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:), which lost 33.79% at a price of 12.44, and Akerna Corp (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 31.46% and closed at a price of 1.22 today’s session on the stock exchange.

The number of gainers exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1740 compared to 1301, while 112 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq stock exchange, 2153 of the stocks strengthened their position and 1512 retreated, while 162 of the stocks maintained their value.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 Index, traded 1.17% lower and closed at 18.51.

Gold futures for February delivery fell 0.09%, or 1.65%, and closed at $1,928.35 an ounce. As for the trading of other commodities, WTI crude oil futures contracts for March delivery fell 1.93% or 1.56% and reached a price of $79.45 per barrel. As for the March contract for Brent oil contracts, it decreased by 1.18% or 1.03 points, and closed at $86.44 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair maintained its stability by 0.19%, and traded at 1.09 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to decline by 0.30%, reaching 129.82 levels.

Dollar index futures traded up by 0.08% at 101.72.