Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.43%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.89%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 0.95% or 2.03 points to trade at 216.63 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 0.59% or 1.46 points to end at 247.76 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.57% or 0.92 points to 162.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 6.12% or 1.31 points to trade at 20.10 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) declined 2.21% or 3.98 points to end at 176.13 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 2.03% or 8.59 points to 415.55.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which rose 4.55% to 20.68, Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) which was up 3.33% to settle at 256.03 and CenterPoint Energy Inc (NYSE:CNP) which gained 3.06% to close at 26.94.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 6.47% to 81.04 in late trade, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which lost 6.12% to settle at 20.10 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 5.65% to 210.66 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Staffing 360 Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:STAF) which rose 155.00% to 3.06, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc (NASDAQ:FFIE) which was up 123.96% to settle at 8.04 and GD Culture Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GDC) which gained 97.71% to close at 7.75.
The worst performers were Revelation Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:REVB) which was down 40.19% to 1.25 in late trade, Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:VMAR) which lost 30.00% to settle at 4.20 and Holdco Nuvo Group DG Ltd (NASDAQ:NUVO) which was down 27.03% to 0.27 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1894 to 932 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2229 fell and 1080 advanced, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:VMAR) fell to all time lows; losing 30.00% or 1.80 to 4.20. Shares in GD Culture Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GDC) rose to 52-week highs; up 97.71% or 3.83 to 7.75. Shares in Holdco Nuvo Group DG Ltd (NASDAQ:NUVO) fell to all time lows; falling 27.03% or 0.10 to 0.27.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.87% to 17.55.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.08% or 27.55 to $2,519.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.40% or 1.01 to hit $72.94 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.39% or 1.06 to trade at $77.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.11, while USD/JPY rose 0.75% to 146.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 101.42.