US stock indices varied at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.33%, according to Investing.com

Investing.com – US stocks were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the , , and . On the other hand, losses were recorded in the , and , sectors, which led the indices lower.

At the end of trading in New York, it recorded an increase of 0.33%, and within 3 months it reached its highest record level, while it strengthened its position at 0.06% and weakened by about 0.11%.

Among the leading stocks today was Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:), which rose 1.11%, or 1.68 points, to reach 152.50 at the close. On the other hand, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) shares continued to rise by 1.04%, or 0.99 points, and closed at 96.06, while Walmart Stores (NYSE:) shares increased by 0.90%, or 1.39 points, to 156.06 at the end of the session.

As for the weakest performance at the end of today’s trading, Apple (NASDAQ:) shares closed down 0.70%, or 1.34 points, and traded at 189.97 levels at the close. Nike Inc. (NYSE:) shares declined by 0.26%, or 0.28 points, at a price of 107.64, while Microsoft Group (NASDAQ:) shares closed down by 0.11%, or 0.42 points, at 377.43.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was recorded by CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:), which rose by 2.55% at a price of 78.36. Best Buy Co. (NYSE:) also continued its rise at 2.18% and closed at Levels of 69.51, as well as shares WestRock Co (NYSE:) rose about 2.14% and ended its trading at 37.70.

Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the stock of First Solar Company (NASDAQ:), which fell by 3.34% and closed its session at a price of 154.38, the stock of Invidia Group (NASDAQ:), which lost 1.93% at a price of 477.76, and the stock Bunge (NYSE:), which weakened by 1.42% and closed at 107.99 today’s session on the stock exchange.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by shares BioNexus Gene Lab Corp (NASDAQ:), which rose by 143.90% at a price of 0.90, FLJ Group Ltd (NASDAQ:) also continued its rise at 45.24% and closed at levels of 0.16, as well as Captivision Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose towards 44.44% and closed at levels of 0.16. It is trading at 2.34.

Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the stock of Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 22.95% and closed its session at a price of 0.13. LQR House Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 22.14% at 0.03 shares Tarena Intl Adr (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 21.43% and closed at 1.32 today’s session on the stock exchange.

The number of stocks that gained the most exceeded the number of stocks that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, with 2087 compared to 716, while 100 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2453 of the stocks strengthened their position and 957 declined, while 117 of the stocks maintained their value.

LQR House Inc (NASDAQ:) stock fell to an all-time record low, falling 22.14%, or 0.01 points, at a price of 0.03. Tarena Intl Adr (NASDAQ:) stock fell to a record low in 52 weeks, losing its value by 21.43%, or 0.36 points, at a price of 1.32.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded down 2.66% and closed at 12.46, hitting its highest record level in 3 years.

Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.54%, or 10.80, and closed at $2,003.60 per ounce. As for trading in other commodities, WTI crude oil futures contracts for January delivery fell by 2.50%, or 1.93, and reached a price of $75.17 per barrel, while the January contract for Brent oil contracts recorded a decrease of 1.46%, or 1.19 points, and closed at $80.23 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair maintained stability at 0.36% and traded at 1.09 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to decline by 0.06% and reached 149.47 levels.

Dollar index contracts traded down by 0.52% at 103.29.