Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.52%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 2.04% or 4.90 points to trade at 245.33 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 1.81% or 3.43 points to end at 192.54 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.24% or 1.08 points to 87.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 4.14% or 9.32 points to trade at 216.00 at the close. Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) declined 2.95% or 8.35 points to end at 274.41 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) was down 2.68% or 5.62 points to 204.23.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which rose 5.25% to 96.50, Kenvue Inc (NYSE:KVUE) which was up 4.70% to settle at 16.84 and Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which gained 4.29% to close at 59.57.
The worst performers were Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which was down 5.35% to 23.90 in late trade, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) which lost 5.21% to settle at 155.95 and PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) which was down 4.90% to 121.41 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were New Era Helium Inc (NASDAQ:NUAI) which rose 83.12% to 2.82, Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:BJDX) which was up 75.40% to settle at 3.28 and SU Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SUGP) which gained 59.67% to close at 10.49.
The worst performers were Kandal M Venture Ltd (NASDAQ:FMFC) which was down 44.63% to 8.46 in late trade, VS Media Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:VSME) which lost 38.10% to settle at 1.30 and CCSC Technology International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CCTG) which was down 32.91% to 1.57 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2069 to 687 and 91 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2067 fell and 1288 advanced, while 141 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; rising 1.81% or 3.43 to 192.54. Shares in SU Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SUGP) rose to all time highs; rising 59.67% or 3.92 to 10.49.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.80% to 16.43.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.92% or 78.33 to $3,992.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.77% or 1.11 to hit $61.44 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.13 to trade at $65.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 153.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 99.13.
