Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.74%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.37%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 3.96% or 20.33 points to trade at 533.57 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.77% or 2.60 points to end at 149.22 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was up 1.70% or 3.92 points to 234.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 6.19% or 16.47 points to trade at 249.58 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 4.44% or 3.63 points to end at 78.12 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 2.73% or 7.11 points to 253.15.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) which rose 18.30% to 91.75, CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) which was up 18.09% to settle at 115.32 and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) which gained 11.25% to close at 773.43.
The worst performers were Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which was down 36.63% to 129.01 in late trade, Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) which lost 22.42% to settle at 21.76 and International Paper (NYSE:IP) which was down 12.85% to 46.74 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC DRC (NASDAQ:BDRX) which rose 808.56% to 7.85, FGI Industries Ltd (NASDAQ:FGI) which was up 469.62% to settle at 4.50 and Soligenix Inc (NASDAQ:SNGX) which gained 132.54% to close at 2.93.
The worst performers were Erayak Power Solution Group Inc (NASDAQ:RAYA) which was down 54.77% to 0.06 in late trade, Ming Shing Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:MSW) which lost 42.08% to settle at 1.28 and Pulmonx Corp (NASDAQ:LUNG) which was down 41.59% to 1.84 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1721 to 1050 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2255 fell and 1072 advanced, while 119 ended unchanged.
Shares in eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) rose to all time highs; up 18.30% or 14.19 to 91.75. Shares in Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 36.63% or 74.56 to 129.01. Shares in CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) rose to 52-week highs; rising 18.09% or 17.67 to 115.32. Shares in Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) fell to 5-year lows; losing 22.42% or 6.29 to 21.76. Shares in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) rose to all time highs; rising 11.25% or 78.22 to 773.43. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.96% or 20.33 to 533.57. Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.19% or 16.47 to 249.58. Shares in Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC DRC (NASDAQ:BDRX) rose to all time lows; rising 808.56% or 6.99 to 7.85. Shares in Erayak Power Solution Group Inc (NASDAQ:RAYA) fell to all time lows; losing 54.77% or 0.07 to 0.06. Shares in Ming Shing Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:MSW) fell to all time lows; falling 42.08% or 0.93 to 1.28. Shares in Pulmonx Corp (NASDAQ:LUNG) fell to all time lows; losing 41.59% or 1.31 to 1.84.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.20% to 16.75.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 9.33 to $3,343.47 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.89% or 0.62 to hit $69.38 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.67 to trade at $71.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.14, while USD/JPY rose 0.90% to 150.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 99.86.
