Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.36%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.36%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.14% or 0.95 points to trade at 84.04 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 1.13% or 1.13 points to end at 100.71 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 1.00% or 1.88 points to 189.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.96% or 1.80 points to trade at 59.08 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 0.09% or 0.05 points to end at 53.11 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was down 0.06% or 0.03 points to 46.58.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) which rose 14.76% to 127.26, Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) which was up 5.20% to settle at 175.12 and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) which gained 4.14% to close at 152.91.
The worst performers were Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which was down 11.15% to 23.66 in late trade, Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) which lost 3.70% to settle at 49.76 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) which was down 2.96% to 59.08 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:CLWT) which rose 102.06% to 6.850, Tricida Inc (NASDAQ:TCDA) which was up 57.04% to settle at 37.80 and China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ:CIFS) which gained 46.93% to close at 4.07.
The worst performers were Proteon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PRTO) which was down 85.60% to 0.50 in late trade, Reebonz Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:RBZ) which lost 48.89% to settle at 14.31 and Osmotica Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:OSMT) which was down 40.73% to 4.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1977 to 1004 and 120 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1692 rose and 943 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) rose to all time highs; up 5.20% or 8.65 to 175.12. Shares in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) rose to all time highs; up 1.00% or 1.88 to 189.39. Shares in Proteon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PRTO) fell to all time lows; falling 85.60% or 2.98 to 0.50. Shares in Osmotica Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:OSMT) fell to all time lows; falling 40.73% or 2.75 to 4.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.75% to 14.43.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.61% or 21.25 to $1295.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $59.41 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $67.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.20% to 1.1224, while USD/JPY rose 0.09% to 110.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 96.787.