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

The index rose 1.09% at the close of NYSE. It also reached a new one-month high. Meanwhile, the index climbed 0.75% and gained 0.50%.

They were the top performers at the session Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) rose 3.80%, or 14.87 points, to trade at 406.07 at the closing. In the meantime, Visa Inc To reach 230.99, Class A (NYSE 🙂 gained 2.58% or 5.81 point. American Express Late trade saw Company (NYSE:), up 2.5% or 4.30 points, to 175.81

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, NASDAQ: was the worst performer of the session. It fell 3.64% (or 1.85 points) to close at 48.92. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:) declined 0.94% or 2.30 points to end at 242.25 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.72% or 0.40 points to 55.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 8.74% to 190.55, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:) which was up 6.78% to settle at 48.38 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:) which gained 4.88% to close at 26.01.

These were the worst performers WestRock Co (NYSE 🙂 fell 5.58% at 46.57 in late trading, International Paper (NYSE 🙂 dropped 4.53% to 53.28 Packaging Corp America (NYSE) was at 133.71, down 3.8% from the previous close.

Top performers of the NASDAQ Composite are LM Funding America Inc (NASDAQ) rose 38.08%, to 4.750. Waitr Holdings Inc was up 37.86%, to settle at 1.4200. Jasper Therapeutics Inc was up 31.57%, to close at 16.420.

These were the worst performers Duck Creek Technologies Inc (NASDAQ) was down 24.42% at 34.94 in late trading, Very Good Food Company Inc NASDAQ: lost 21.40% and settled at 1.80 Lucid Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 20.49% to 9.35 by the end.

The New York Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stocks by 0 to 0, while the Nasdaq Stock Exchange witnessed 0 fall and 0 advance.

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. shares (NASDAQ) reached all-time highs. They gained 8.74%, or 15.31 to 190.55. Halliburton Company’s shares rose to 52 week highs. They gained 4.88%, or 1.21 to 26, respectively. Duck Creek Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares plunged to new lows, dropping 24.42% or 11.29 – 34.94. Jasper Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares rose to new heights, with 31.57% of 3.940 to 16.420. Lucid Diagnostics Inc shares (NASDAQ:), fell to their lowest levels by 20.49%, or 2.41 to 9.35.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 16.30 a new 1-month low.

The December delivery of Gold Futures was 1.65% lower or 29.70 at $1768.20 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil unchanged for December delivery at $81.73/barrel, or 0.00, while December Brent oil contracts rose by 1.00%, or 0.84, to trade at $84.84/barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.6% at 1.1601, USD/JPY was up 0.51% at 114.25

At 93.960, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.00%.