Also on Friday, the largest US banks published their financial results for the fourth quarter and all of last year. The net profit of all four banking giants decreased in 2022. In this regard, shares of Wells Fargo are depreciating by 3.8%, Bank of America - by 2.8%, JP Morgan - by 1.3%, Citigroup - by 0.8%.

At the close in the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 0.33% to hit a monthly high, the S&P 500 index rose 0.40%, the NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.71%.

The leading performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today was JPMorgan Chase & Co, which gained 3.52 points or 2.52% to close at 143.01. Quotes of Caterpillar Inc rose by 3.39 points (1.33%), closing the session at 258.46. Apple Inc rose 1.33 points or 1.00% to close at 134.74.

The least gainers were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which shed 6.10 points or 1.23% to end the session at 489.57. Shares of Intel Corporation rose 0.18 points (0.59%) to close at 30.11, while Walt Disney Company shed 0.41 points (0.41%) to close at 99. 40.

Leading gainers among the components of the S&P 500 in today's trading were Illumina Inc, which rose 3.80% to 201.11, Wells Fargo & Company, which gained 3.25% to close at 44.22, and also shares of Stanley Black & Decker Inc, which rose 3.06% to end the session at 88.91.

The least gainers were Northrop Grumman Corporation, which shed 5.44% to close at 461.43. Shares of Ford Motor Company lost 5.29% to end the session at 12.72. Quotes of General Motors Company decreased in price by 4.75% to 36.51.

Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were iPower Inc, which rose 50.42% to hit 0.77, Moxian Inc, which gained 45.21% to close at 1.51, and shares SmileDirectClub Inc, which rose 46.77% to end the session at 0.70.

The least gainers were Catalyst Biosciences Inc, which shed 32.69% to close at 0.26. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc shed 30.15% to end the session at 3.66. Quotes of AGBA Acquisition Ltd decreased in price by 21.52% to 4.12.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that rose in price (1848) exceeded the number of those that closed in the red (1178), while quotes of 117 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 2343 companies rose in price, 1320 fell, and 185 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 2.55% to 18.35, hitting a new 52-week low.

Gold futures for February delivery added 1.25%, or 23.75, to $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for February delivery rose 2.03%, or 1.59, to $79.98 a barrel. Futures for Brent crude for March delivery rose 1.64%, or 1.38, to $85.41 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the Forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.12% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 1.06% to hit 127.85.

Futures on the USD index fell 0.10% to 101.89.