Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.58% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 1.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 2.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.71% or 6.66 points to trade at 252.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 2.62% or 3.60 points to end at 141.19 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 2.03% or 4.71 points to 237.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.75% or 1.57 points to trade at 55.51 at the close. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) declined 1.09% or 0.56 points to end at 50.88 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.82% or 1.74 points to 211.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 8.73% to 37.47, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was up 6.78% to settle at 55.31 and Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which gained 6.29% to close at 544.00.
The worst performers were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was down 7.40% to 12.27 in late trade, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which lost 6.53% to settle at 67.41 and Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) which was down 3.33% to 45.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Entera Bio Ltd (NASDAQ:ENTX) which rose 152.50% to 4.040, Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) which was up 87.08% to settle at 4.490 and ENGlobal Corporation (NASDAQ:ENG) which gained 43.81% to close at 6.5000.
The worst performers were Enveric Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENVB) which was down 23.35% to 3.480 in late trade, AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) which lost 22.32% to settle at 11.8700 and Celsius Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CELH) which was down 21.77% to 47.37 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2058 to 772 and 66 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2646 rose and 686 declined, while 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.78% or 3.51 to 55.31. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.71% or 6.66 to 252.00. Shares in Entera Bio Ltd (NASDAQ:ENTX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 152.50% or 2.440 to 4.040. Shares in Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 87.08% or 2.090 to 4.490.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.88% to 21.91.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.25 to $1721.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $65.94 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.39% or 1.62 to trade at $69.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1986, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 108.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 91.415.