Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.34%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.81% or 0.81 points to trade at 29.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 1.91% or 3.99 points to end at 213.37 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.62% or 1.89 points to 118.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 1.66% or 2.57 points to trade at 152.51 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.16% or 5.61 points to end at 479.20 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.66% or 0.76 points to 114.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which rose 11.69% to 139.63, Bath & Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) which was up 10.79% to settle at 37.69 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which gained 9.22% to close at 371.29.
The worst performers were Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which was down 4.92% to 2.51 in late trade, Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) which lost 4.24% to settle at 154.13 and Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which was down 3.31% to 43.27 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Enveric Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENVB) which rose 136.96% to 3.59, AVROBIO Inc (NASDAQ:AVRO) which was up 45.33% to settle at 0.84 and WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ:WLGS) which gained 44.70% to close at 1.91.
The worst performers were Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:APTX) which was down 39.00% to 0.06 in late trade, NanoString Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:NSTG) which lost 29.02% to settle at 6.04 and Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RIGL) which was down 28.57% to 1.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1690 to 1238 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1936 rose and 1626 declined, while 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.69% or 14.61 to 139.63. Shares in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.22% or 31.33 to 371.29. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.91% or 3.99 to 213.37. Shares in Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:APTX) fell to all time lows; losing 39.00% or 0.04 to 0.06.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.86% to 16.05.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.26% or 25.05 to $1,959.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.17% or 0.85 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.94 to trade at $76.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.72% to 138.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.64% at 103.39.