Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.11%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 5.13% or 15.08 points to trade at 309.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) added 4.89% or 10.60 points to end at 227.24 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 3.41% or 21.96 points to 665.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 9.99% or 48.13 points to trade at 433.50 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 6.09% or 13.88 points to end at 214.08 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 3.13% or 7.55 points to 234.04.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which rose 18.70% to 48.50, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which was up 18.52% to settle at 345.60 and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) which gained 10.40% to close at 738.28.
The worst performers were Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was down 13.96% to 52.71 in late trade, United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which lost 12.86% to settle at 787.04 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was down 10.15% to 224.10 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Republic Power Group Ltd (NASDAQ:RPGL) which rose 173.86% to 0.88, Adlai Nortye Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:ANL) which was up 88.18% to settle at 6.53 and Linkers Industries Ltd (NASDAQ:LNKS) which gained 71.50% to close at 1.32.
The worst performers were Quince Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QNCX) which was down 91.51% to 0.27 in late trade, Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TIRX) which lost 91.06% to settle at 0.12 and Fractyl Health Inc (NASDAQ:GUTS) which was down 68.04% to 0.58 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1578 to 1164 and 91 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1941 fell and 1438 advanced, while 166 ended unchanged.
Shares in Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) rose to 3-years highs; up 18.70% or 7.64 to 48.50. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.09% or 13.88 to 214.08. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; rising 3.41% or 21.96 to 665.24. Shares in Quince Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QNCX) fell to all time lows; down 91.51% or 2.91 to 0.27. Shares in Adlai Nortye Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:ANL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 88.18% or 3.06 to 6.53. Shares in Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TIRX) fell to all time lows; down 91.06% or 1.20 to 0.12. Shares in Linkers Industries Ltd (NASDAQ:LNKS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 71.50% or 0.55 to 1.32. Shares in Fractyl Health Inc (NASDAQ:GUTS) fell to all time lows; falling 68.04% or 1.25 to 0.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.24% to 16.88.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.79% or 95.71 to $5,435.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 3.34% or 2.11 to hit $65.32 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 3.12% or 2.10 to trade at $69.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.20, while USD/JPY fell 0.19% to 153.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.06.
