Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.64% to hit a new 3-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 4.98% or 2.83 points to trade at 59.71 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.89% or 11.12 points to end at 395.86 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 1.98% or 2.23 points to 114.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which lost 1.60% or 1.33 points to trade at 81.85 in late trade. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.26% or 0.69 points to end at 54.15 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) shed 1.17% or 1.60 points to 135.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Constellation Brands Inc Class A (NYSE:STZ) which rose 6.54% to 191.45, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was up 5.61% to settle at 25.99 and Capri Holdings Ltd (NYSE:CPRI) which gained 5.03% to close at 49.31.
The worst performers were FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) which was down 4.02% to 39.44 in late trade, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) which lost 2.52% to settle at 158.52 and Citrix Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CTXS) which was down 2.41% to 100.01 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Fusion Telecommunications International Inc (NASDAQ:FSNN) which rose 56.83% to 0.345, Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:TYHT) which was up 44.95% to settle at 1.58 and Yangtze River Port and Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:YRIV) which gained 41.59% to close at 1.60.
The worst performers were Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) which was down 59.02% to 3.180 in late trade, Pluristem Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PSTI) which lost 32.75% to settle at 0.5790 and AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) which was down 29.02% to 0.9298 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1902 to 1062 and 127 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1481 rose and 1149 declined, while 88 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.16% to 13.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.15 to $1296.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.43% or 0.27 to hit $62.19 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $69.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1220, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 111.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.925.