Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.47%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 3.99% or 4.11 points to trade at 107.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 3.14% or 5.79 points to end at 189.97 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 2.87% or 2.28 points to 81.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 4.61% or 1.49 points to trade at 30.84 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 2.33% or 0.98 points to end at 41.00 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.11% or 1.15 points to 102.39.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) which rose 6.01% to 37.05, Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) which was up 5.54% to settle at 62.27 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which gained 4.47% to close at 25.72.
The worst performers were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was down 4.61% to 30.84 in late trade, Denbury Resources Inc (NYSE:DNR) which lost 3.98% to settle at 7.59 and CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which was down 3.97% to 27.56 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were RMG Networks Holding Corp (NASDAQ:RMGN) which rose 31.08% to 1.940, The Bon-Ton Stores Inc (NASDAQ:BONT) which was up 28.14% to settle at 6.01 and Amarin Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:AMRN) which gained 22.68% to close at 2.38.
The worst performers were Methes Energies International Ltd (NASDAQ:MEIL) which was down 31.94% to 0.735 in late trade, Lombard Med (NASDAQ:EVAR) which lost 24.75% to settle at 3.80 and KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) which was down 23.03% to 3.81 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2277 to 535; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2021 rose and 743 declined, while 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.54% or 3.27 to 62.27. Shares in CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.97% or 1.14 to 27.56. Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.99% or 4.11 to 107.00. Shares in Lombard Med (NASDAQ:EVAR) fell to all time lows; falling 24.75% or 1.25 to 3.80. Shares in Amarin Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:AMRN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 22.68% or 0.44 to 2.38.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.77% to 15.39.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.08% or 0.90 to $1151.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 2.38% or 1.15 to hit $47.02 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 0.77% or 0.45 to trade at $57.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.86% to 1.0637, while USD/JPY fell 0.15% to 121.27.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.52% at 99.12.