Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.24%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.54%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 0.40% or 0.37 points to trade at 92.07 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) fell 0.55% or 1.07 points to end at 192.70 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.64% or 1.01 points to 157.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 4.02% or 1.30 points to trade at 31.04 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.91% or 3.08 points to end at 157.87 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.86% or 4.19 points to 221.42.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) which rose 2.73% to 54.92, Altaba Inc (NASDAQ:AABA) which was up 2.56% to settle at 62.20 and Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) which gained 1.71% to close at 107.85.
The worst performers were CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which was down 7.23% to 19.38 in late trade, NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) which lost 6.72% to settle at 39.56 and Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ:ADP) which was down 5.78% to 104.68 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPEX) which rose 28.37% to 1.8100, Precipio Inc (NASDAQ:PRPO) which was up 28.72% to settle at 5.0200 and DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ:DRIO) which gained 23.38% to close at 2.270.
The worst performers were Netlist Inc (NASDAQ:NLST) which was down 29.41% to 0.600 in late trade, root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) which lost 21.72% to settle at 0.6000 and RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) which was down 16.36% to 2.9610 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2533 to 605 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2012 fell and 508 advanced, while 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.23% or 1.51 to 19.38. Shares in Altaba Inc (NASDAQ:AABA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.56% or 1.55 to 62.20. Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) fell to 52-week highs; falling 0.40% or 0.37 to 92.07. Shares in Netlist Inc (NASDAQ:NLST) fell to 52-week lows; down 29.41% or 0.250 to 0.600. Shares in root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) fell to 3-years lows; falling 21.72% or 0.1665 to 0.6000.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 32.28% to 15.53.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% or 10.18 to $1293.08 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.51% or 0.24 to hit $47.02 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.63 to trade at $50.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1724, while USD/JPY fell 0.60% to 109.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 93.62.