US stock indices were up at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53%.

Investing.com – US stocks were higher at Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.

At the close of trading in New York, it was up 0.53%, as it increased its position to 0.59% and strengthened its position to 0.21%.

Among the major stocks on the stock market today have emerged Chevrons Corp (NYSE:), which rose 3.09%, or 5.32 points, to 177.40 at the close. On the other hand, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) gained 1.55% or 1.34 points to close at 88.01, while Travelers Kos Company (NYSE:) gained 1.22% or 2, 28 points at 189.48 in recent trading.

As for the worst performer at the end of the day, 3M Group (NYSE:) finished down 1.19%, or 1.45 points, and traded at 120.14 at the close. Amgen (NASDAQ:) fell 0.51%, or 1.34 points, to close at 263.92, and Apple (NASDAQ:) closed down 0.28%, or 0.37 points, at 131, 86.

By contrast, the best performer in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was APA Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 5.73%, to a price of 47.25. Carmax Inc. (NYSE:) also continued its climb, 5.14% and closed at 60.14. Similarly, Hess Corp (NYSE: ) was up 4.72% and finished trading at a price of 141.68.

Among the stocks that underperformed today were Moderna Biotechnology Company (NASDAQ:), which fell 4.44%, to close the session at 199.08, and Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:) , which lost 2.32%, to a price of 191.24, and shares Dex Com (NASDAQ :), which weakened 1.97% and closed at 111.44 in today’s trading session.

The best performance of the Nasdaq index was instead recorded by shares Expion360 Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 139.82% to a price of 2.35, Akso Health Group DRC (NASDAQ:) also continued its gain to 1.57% and closed at 0.40 , as well as Elys Game Technology Corp (NASDAQ:) climbed 45.38% and closed trade at 0.18.

Among the weakest performing stocks today was Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 57.77% to close the session at 0.43. E-Home Holding of household services Ltd (NASDAQ:), which lost 52.59% to 0.64, and Mingzhu Logistics Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 50.84% ​​and closed today’s trading session at 1.75.

The number of gainers surpassed the number of stocks that finished lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 2,097 versus 962, while 95 remained unchanged. On the Nasdaq stock exchange, 1,918 of the stocks strengthened their positions and 1,752 withdrew, while 188 of the stocks held their value.

Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:) shares fell to an all-time low, shedding 57.77%, or 0.60 point, to a price of 0.43.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, which is trading down 5.01% and closed at 20.87.

Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.57%, or 10.20%, to close at $1,805.50 an ounce. In other commodity trading, WTI crude oil futures contracts for delivery in February were up 2.80%, or 2.17, to trade at $79.66 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contracts rose 4.40%, or 3.56 points, and closed at $84.54 a barrel.

EUR/USD maintained its stability 0.23% and traded as low as 1.06, while USD/JPY continued its climb 0.38% to hit 132.84 .

Dollar index futures fell 0.12% to 104.01.