U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
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The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 2.12% or 4.98 points to trade at 239.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.11% or 0.82 points to end at 74.50 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 0.87% or 0.50 points to 57.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 3.60% or 3.85 points to trade at 103.05 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.48% or 1.59 points to end at 62.47 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 1.78% or 4.17 points to 230.19.