Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.34%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 2.99% or 4.01 points to trade at 138.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.29% or 1.87 points to end at 146.71 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 0.90% or 2.62 points to 292.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 2.90% or 5.13 points to trade at 171.87 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.64% or 2.00 points to end at 73.67 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 2.62% or 6.57 points to 243.85.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which rose 8.55% to 149.66, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which was up 8.44% to settle at 242.60 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which gained 5.80% to close at 186.47.
The worst performers were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 6.08% to 379.28 in late trade, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which lost 3.58% to settle at 51.37 and PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) which was down 3.37% to 115.42 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were N2OFF Inc (NASDAQ:NITO) which rose 331.45% to 1.07, Electra Battery Materials Corp (NASDAQ:ELBM) which was up 322.78% to settle at 1.96 and C3is Inc (NASDAQ:CISS) which gained 180.31% to close at 1.60.
The worst performers were Neumora Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NMRA) which was down 81.42% to 1.97 in late trade, Mars Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:MARX) which lost 74.77% to settle at 2.48 and Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:SISI) which was down 54.19% to 2.08 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1506 to 1311 and 51 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1805 rose and 1511 declined, while 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.37% or 4.03 to 115.42. Shares in Neumora Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NMRA) fell to all time lows; falling 81.42% or 8.63 to 1.97. Shares in Mars Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:MARX) fell to all time lows; falling 74.77% or 7.35 to 2.48.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.34% to 17.93.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.14% or 30.07 to $2,671.07 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.98% or 1.42 to hit $73.14 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 1.27 to trade at $75.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.84% to 1.03, while USD/JPY rose 0.20% to 157.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 109.09.