Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.42% or 3.15 points to trade at 133.17 at the close. Meanwhile, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) added 1.99% or 0.46 points to end at 23.58 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.15% or 0.56 points to 49.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 2.37% or 3.78 points to trade at 155.98 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 0.96% or 1.98 points to end at 203.25 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.84% or 2.04 points to 239.99.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) which rose 12.24% to 171.73, Envision Healthcare Corp (NYSE:EVHC) which was up 10.90% to settle at 45.08 and Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) which gained 4.71% to close at 90.10.
The worst performers were United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) which was down 12.08% to 59.78 in late trade, Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) which lost 8.50% to settle at 89.71 and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) which was down 5.71% to 13.86 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) which rose 60.08% to 15.16, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IMMY) which was up 28.77% to settle at 1.880 and Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:GNMX) which gained 25.78% to close at 1.610.
The worst performers were Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IMNP) which was down 37.42% to 0.9450 in late trade, Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) which lost 33.50% to settle at 1.330 and Dextera Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:DXTR) which was down 23.05% to 0.1329 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1544 to 1507 and 162 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1401 fell and 1113 advanced, while 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) rose to all time highs; up 12.24% or 18.73 to 171.73. Shares in Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.71% or 4.05 to 90.10. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.42% or 3.15 to 133.17. Shares in Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 60.08% or 5.69 to 15.16. Shares in Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IMNP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 37.42% or 0.5650 to 0.9450. Shares in Dextera Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:DXTR) fell to all time lows; losing 23.05% or 0.0398 to 0.1329.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.10% to 10.08.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.75% or 9.57 to $1292.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.21% or 0.63 to hit $51.41 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 0.92 to trade at $57.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.1853, while USD/JPY fell 0.40% to 112.49.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 92.97.