Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.44%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 2.52% or 1.20 points to trade at 48.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.39% or 3.38 points to end at 247.02 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.21% or 0.56 points to 46.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.47% or 1.66 points to trade at 65.45 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.94% or 4.60 points to end at 232.73 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.53% or 2.86 points to 184.42.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were E-TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) which rose 21.81% to 54.73, Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) which was up 6.49% to settle at 43.30 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which gained 5.56% to close at 94.31.
The worst performers were ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ:VIAC) which was down 17.89% to 29.29 in late trade, Copart Inc (NASDAQ:CPRT) which lost 6.89% to settle at 97.30 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was down 6.75% to 48.51 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Tocagen Inc (NASDAQ:TOCA) which rose 85.45% to 0.9000, Vical Inc (NASDAQ:BBI) which was up 68.13% to settle at 3.060 and Stampscom Inc (NASDAQ:STMP) which gained 65.50% to close at 157.99.
The worst performers were Tivity Health Inc (NASDAQ:TVTY) which was down 45.49% to 12.50 in late trade, AEterna Zentaris Inc (NASDAQ:AEZS) which lost 25.00% to settle at 1.020 and Viveve Medical Inc (NASDAQ:VIVE) which was down 20.00% to 1.4400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1637 to 1157 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1469 rose and 1167 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in E-TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) rose to 52-week highs; up 21.81% or 9.80 to 54.73. Shares in ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ:VIAC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 17.89% or 6.38 to 29.29. Shares in Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.56% or 4.97 to 94.31. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; up 1.39% or 3.38 to 247.02. Shares in Tivity Health Inc (NASDAQ:TVTY) fell to 3-years lows; down 45.49% or 10.43 to 12.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.21% to 15.56.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.65% or 10.45 to $1622.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.45% or 0.24 to hit $53.73 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $59.04 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.0786, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 112.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 99.812.