Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.69% or 0.96 points to trade at 57.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) added 1.07% or 1.42 points to end at 134.42 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.97% or 0.98 points to 102.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 2.37% or 2.19 points to trade at 90.32 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.01% or 0.73 points to end at 71.70 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 1.00% or 0.30 points to 29.76.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) which rose 8.39% to 97.92, CA Inc (NASDAQ:CA) which was up 5.07% to settle at 31.48 and Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) which gained 2.87% to close at 86.88.
The worst performers were Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) which was down 9.17% to 35.15 in late trade, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which lost 5.46% to settle at 27.85 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was down 5.00% to 11.03 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cnova NV (NASDAQ:CNV) which rose 47.94% to 5.03, Crossroads Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CRDS) which was up 31.58% to settle at 0.2500 and Draftday Fantasy Sports Inc (NASDAQ:DDAY) which gained 30.86% to close at 0.4253.
The worst performers were Linn Co LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO) which was down 59.08% to 0.1408 in late trade, Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) which lost 57.72% to settle at 0.14 and KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) which was down 50.28% to 0.1442 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1763 to 1547 and 30 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1749 fell and 818 advanced, while 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.17% or 3.55 to 35.15. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.37% or 2.19 to 90.32. Shares in Linn Co LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO) fell to all time lows; down 59.08% or 0.2033 to 0.1408. Shares in Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) fell to all time lows; falling 57.72% or 0.19 to 0.14. Shares in KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) fell to all time lows; losing 50.28% or 0.1458 to 0.1442.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.91% to 14.41.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.57% or 7.25 to $1268.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.48% or 0.22 to hit $46.45 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.35 to trade at $47.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1376, while USD/JPY rose 0.58% to 109.04.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.35% at 94.13.