Stock indices in the United States rose at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 1.00%.

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 1.00%, while it consolidated its position at 1.89% and strengthened its position at 2.66%.

Among the leading stocks today was The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: NYSE), which rose 4.44%, or 4.40 points, to close at 103.48. On the other hand, Microsoft Group (NASDAQ:) added 3.57%, or 8.29 points, to close at 240.22, while Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) increased 3.31%, or 4.84 points, to 151.25 by the end of the session.

As for the worst performer at the end of the day’s trading, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) closed down by 2.54%, or 8.91 points, and traded at 341.84 levels at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) declined 0.47%, or 0.79 points, to end at 168.74. Boeing Co (NYSE:) closed down 0.16%, or 0.33 points, at 206.76.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was recorded by a stock SVB Financial Gro (NASDAQ:), which rose by 16.56% at a price of 291.44, Synchrony Financial (NYSE:) also continued its rise at 8.62% and closed at 35.39 levels, as well as the share of Netflix (NASDAQ:) rose about 8.46% and ended its trading at a price of 342.50.

Among the stocks that performed the weakest today, we mention the stock of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:), which fell by 2.54%, and closed its session at a price of 341.84, per share. Everest Re Group Ltd (NYSE:), which lost 1.73% to 338.52, and Williams Co Inc. (NYSE:), which weakened by 1.47% and closed at 31.46 for today’s session on the stock exchange.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by shares Lytus Technologies Holdings Ptv Ltd (NASDAQ:), which rose by 83.07% at a price of 1.30, Cosmos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued its rise at 72.49% and closed at 5.33 levels, as well as Helbiz Inc (NASDAQ:) rose by 65.48% and ended It trades at a price of 0.20.

Among the underperforming stocks today, we mention the stock of the company Cidara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 39.28% and closed its session at a price of 0.78, SAITECH Global Corp (NASDAQ:), which lost 31.41%, at a price of 1.07, and Windtree Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 24.72% and closed At the price of 0.16 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 2414 compared to 644, while 99 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq stock exchange, 2732 of the stocks strengthened their position and 960 retreated, while 167 of the stocks maintained their value.

Shares of SAITECH Global Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time record low, falling 31.41%, or 0.49 points, at 1.07.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded lower by 3.27% and closed at 19.85.

Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.25%, or 4.85%, and closed at $1,928.75 an ounce. As for the trading of other commodities, WTI crude oil futures contracts for March delivery increased by 1.51%, or 1.22, and reached a price of $81.83 per barrel, while the March contract for Brent oil contracts increased by 1.82%, or 1.57 points, and closed at $87.73 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair maintained its stability by 0.29%, and traded at 1.09 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued its rise by 0.89%, reaching 129.57 levels.

Dollar index futures traded down by 0.09%, at 101.74.