Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.41%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 1.89% or 0.90 points to trade at 48.40 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 0.99% or 1.72 points to end at 175.87 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.67% or 0.34 points to 50.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), which fell 8.44% or 4.20 points to trade at 45.59 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.61% or 3.35 points to end at 204.93 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.11% or 2.16 points to 192.53.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which rose 8.75% to 16.91, Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) which was up 7.32% to settle at 420.59 and Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) which gained 6.42% to close at 112.69.
The worst performers were CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which was down 13.06% to 12.78 in late trade, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) which lost 9.03% to settle at 40.19 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) which was down 8.65% to 132.66 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) which rose 108.82% to 7.10, iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) which was up 31.78% to settle at 1.41 and Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition Inc Class A (NASDAQ:RBZ) which gained 30.38% to close at 1.70.
The worst performers were Motif Bio PLC (NASDAQ:MTFB) which was down 72.89% to 2.81 in late trade, Phunware Inc (NASDAQ:PHUN) which lost 47.63% to settle at 50.20 and Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co Ltd (NASDAQ:PHCF) which was down 29.65% to 3.4400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1593 to 1422 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1373 fell and 1263 advanced, while 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 13.06% or 1.92 to 12.78. Shares in Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) rose to all time highs; rising 108.82% or 3.70 to 7.10. Shares in Motif Bio PLC (NASDAQ:MTFB) fell to all time lows; losing 72.89% or 7.55 to 2.81. Shares in Puhui Wealth Investment Management Co Ltd (NASDAQ:PHCF) fell to all time lows; falling 29.65% or 1.4500 to 3.4400.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.64% to 16.22.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.03% or 0.35 to $1315.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.15% or 0.62 to hit $54.52 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.60% or 1.02 to trade at $64.63 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.1292, while USD/JPY fell 0.42% to 110.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 96.875.