Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.84% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.55%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 2.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which rose 6.51% or 6.55 points to trade at 107.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 0.85% or 1.25 points to end at 148.24 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.84% or 2.40 points to 287.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 3.76% or 2.95 points to trade at 75.44 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 3.40% or 6.32 points to end at 179.38 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was down 3.09% or 5.77 points to 180.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) which rose 6.51% to 107.16, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was up 5.03% to settle at 737.15 and GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GEHC) which gained 3.38% to close at 74.76.
The worst performers were Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:J) which was down 10.95% to 129.17 in late trade, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which lost 10.87% to settle at 201.36 and Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) which was down 9.66% to 312.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mobilehealth Network Solutions (NASDAQ:MNDR) which rose 82.53% to 3.03, Sonder Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SOND) which was up 79.15% to settle at 0.17 and Epsium Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ:EPSM) which gained 66.36% to close at 3.66.
The worst performers were Opthea Ltd (OTC:OPTEY) which was down 95.57% to 0.15 in late trade, Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:SLMT) which lost 63.90% to settle at 2.09 and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT) which was down 46.58% to 6.88 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2161 to 615 and 59 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2538 fell and 858 advanced, while 141 ended unchanged.
Shares in Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; up 0.84% or 2.40 to 287.87. Shares in Opthea Ltd (OTC:OPTEY) fell to all time lows; losing 95.57% or 3.26 to 0.15. Shares in Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:SLMT) fell to all time lows; falling 63.90% or 3.70 to 2.09.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.54% to 26.39 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 4.54 to $4,078.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.83% or 0.49 to hit $58.76 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.60% or 0.38 to trade at $63.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.15, while USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 157.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 100.19.








