Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology , Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.08%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.08%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.52%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE: BA ), which rose 3.06% or 5.28 points to trade at 178.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) added 1.95% or 4.17 points to end at 218.27 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) was up 1.10% or 4.25 points to 391.09 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE ), which fell 5.46% or 3.92 points to trade at 67.94 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ) declined 1.71% or 1.62 points to end at 93.11 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO ) was down 1.52% or 1.06 points to 68.65.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which rose 7.75% to 42.13, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ) which was up 5.27% to settle at 248.71 and Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR ) which gained 4.09% to close at 90.96.

The worst performers were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU ) which was down 8.04% to 94.72 in late trade, FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX ) which lost 6.45% to settle at 230.33 and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT ) which was down 5.79% to 439.70 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Singularity Future Technology Ltd (NASDAQ: SGLY ) which rose 143.44% to 1.68, VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR ) which was up 52.14% to settle at 1.29 and Galecto Inc (NASDAQ: GLTO ) which gained 45.58% to close at 6.10.

The worst performers were LQR House Inc (NASDAQ: YHC ) which was down 82.38% to 0.40 in late trade, Damon Inc (NASDAQ: DMN ) which lost 70.28% to settle at 0.04 and TC BioPharm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: TCBP ) which was down 67.53% to 0.50 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1774 to 967 and 100 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1857 fell and 1416 advanced, while 131 ended unchanged.

Shares in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.45% or 15.88 to 230.33. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE ) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.46% or 3.92 to 67.94. Shares in LQR House Inc (NASDAQ: YHC ) fell to all time lows; losing 82.38% or 1.87 to 0.40. Shares in Damon Inc (NASDAQ: DMN ) fell to all time lows; down 70.28% or 0.09 to 0.04. Shares in TC BioPharm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: TCBP ) fell to all time lows; falling 67.53% or 1.04 to 0.50.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.63% to 19.28.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.49% or 14.91 to $3,028.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.29% or 0.20 to hit $68.27 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.13 to trade at $72.13 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.36% to 149.33.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 103.80.