Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.65% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 2.76% or 3.55 points to trade at 132.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 2.02% or 0.86 points to end at 43.36 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.97% or 6.30 points to 326.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 0.58% or 0.59 points to trade at 100.63 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declined 0.46% or 0.41 points to end at 90.06 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.29% or 0.51 points to 173.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which rose 5.62% to 30.80, Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which was up 5.51% to settle at 58.94 and Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) which gained 5.22% to close at 31.93.
The worst performers were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was down 3.19% to 93.54 in late trade, Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) which lost 2.54% to settle at 34.31 and SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) which was down 2.10% to 157.51 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were RMG Networks Holding Corp (NASDAQ:RMGN) which rose 68.00% to 1.6800, Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) which was up 40.65% to settle at 7.0745 and The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) which gained 30.07% to close at 1.090.
The worst performers were Lipocine In (NASDAQ:LPCN) which was down 46.53% to 1.85 in late trade, SemiLEDS Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS) which lost 27.94% to settle at 4.7200 and National Holdings (NASDAQ:NHLD) which was down 26.42% to 3.9000 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2396 to 758 and 22 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1908 rose and 618 declined, while 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.19% or 3.08 to 93.54. Shares in Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.51% or 3.08 to 58.94. Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.76% or 3.55 to 132.21. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; up 1.97% or 6.30 to 326.56. Shares in Lipocine In (NASDAQ:LPCN) fell to all time lows; falling 46.53% or 1.61 to 1.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.61% to 9.88.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.27% or 3.60 to $1322.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.19% or 0.12 to hit $63.69 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $69.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.75% to 1.2037, while USD/JPY fell 0.26% to 111.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 91.63.