U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.54%

U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.54%

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

At the close in NYSE, the fell 0.54%, while the index declined 0.72%, and the index lost 0.85%.

The best performers of the session on the were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.12% or 4.98 points to trade at 239.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) added 1.11% or 0.82 points to end at 74.50 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) was up 0.87% or 0.50 points to 57.82 in late trade.