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

At the close of NYSE the index increased 1.47% while it added 2.39% and gained 3.82%.

They were the top performers at the session Nike Inc (NYSE. ), rose 4.74% to 5.11 points and traded at 113.01 by the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE 🙂 gained 4.05%, or 6.49 points, to close at 166.91 American Express In late trade, Company (NYSE 🙂 rose 3.58% to 158.75 or 5.48 point.

The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:), which fell 0.57% or 1.02 points to trade at 176.85 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 0.54% or 1.32 points to end at 243.40 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was down 0.46% or 0.42 points to 90.41.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:), which rose 15.06% at 34.68 Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASDAQ:), which was up 13.17% and settled at 66.27 Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ): Closed at 157.79 by 11.96%

These were the worst performers Twitter Inc (NYSE 🙂 was 9.67% lower at 40.72 late trade. DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE 🙂 lost 2.91%, to settle at 100.05 WestRock Co (NYSE:), which fell 2.63% to 46.21 by the close.

These were the top performers in the NASDAQ Composite ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 rose 154.87% at 0.51, Polarityte Inc NASDAQ 🙂 was up 44.51% and settled at 0.21. Veru Inc NASDAQ : gained 43.96%, closing at 13.00.

These were the worst performers LiqTech International Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 45.36% to 0.50 during late trade Brilliant Earth Group Inc (NASDAQ :), which suffered a 33.63% loss to settle at 4.48 Tenon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 26.41% to 6.52 by the end.

Stocks that are rising outnumbered stocks on the New York Stock Exchange were 2595 to 638. 85 was unchanged. On the Nasdaq Stock Exchange 2979 rose while 952 fell, while 150 was unchanged.

LiqTech International Inc (NASDAQ) shares fell by 45.36%, or 0.41 to 0.50. Brilliant Earth Inc (NASDAQ:), shares plunged to their lowest levels in 33.63%. This is an increase of 2.27 percent to 4.48. Tenon Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares plunged to new lows, falling 26.41% to 6.52.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.13% to 28.87.

For June delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.83% to $1.809.47 per troy. In commodities trading, crude oil rose 4.9%, or 4.34, to $110.47 per barrel. The July Brent oil contract, however, rose 4.87 or 4.16, to $111.61 per barrel.

EUR/USD was steady at 0.023%, but USD/JPY rose by 0.79% to 129.34.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.2% at 104.62