Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 3.66% or 8.74 points to trade at 247.46 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 2.13% or 3.82 points to end at 183.40 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 1.76% or 5.34 points to 307.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 2.21% or 3.82 points to trade at 169.27 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.88% or 6.74 points to end at 351.17 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.83% or 6.22 points to 333.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) which rose 14.01% to 125.29, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 4.73% to settle at 30.78 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which gained 4.72% to close at 167.25.
The worst performers were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was down 7.43% to 40.51 in late trade, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) which lost 6.25% to settle at 43.16 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 5.81% to 119.14 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which rose 141.07% to 141.00, Polyrizon Ltd (NASDAQ:PLRZ) which was up 104.51% to settle at 14.50 and Synchronoss Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SNCR) which gained 64.34% to close at 8.71.
The worst performers were Nano Labs Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NA) which was down 27.18% to 3.00 in late trade, Nauticus Robotics Inc (NASDAQ:KITT) which lost 25.00% to settle at 1.17 and Super X AI Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:SUPX) which was down 20.98% to 18.53 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1378 to 1373 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2012 rose and 1330 declined, while 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) rose to 52-week highs; up 14.01% or 15.40 to 125.29. Shares in Nano Labs Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 27.18% or 1.12 to 3.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.87% to 15.78 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.16% or 6.70 to $4,239.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.36% or 0.80 to hit $59.75 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.10% or 0.69 to trade at $63.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.10% to 155.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 99.04.
