Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (N:UNH), which rose 1.39% or 1.59 points to trade at 116.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Visa Inc (N:V) added 1.16% or 0.91 points to end at 79.26 and Nike Inc (N:NKE) was up 1.15% or 1.50 points to 131.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corporation (N:CVX), which fell 2.29% or 2.22 points to trade at 94.55 at the close. Exxon Mobil Corporation (N:XOM) declined 1.36% or 1.17 points to end at 84.81 and International Business Machines (N:IBM) was down 1.23% or 1.74 points to 139.89.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ralph Lauren Corporation (N:RL) which rose 14.91% to 130.50, Autodesk Inc (O:ADSK) which was up 9.79% to settle at 63.49 and Martin Marietta Materials Inc (N:MLM) which gained 6.50% to close at 155.33.
The worst performers were Qualcomm Incorporated (O:QCOM) which was down 15.25% to 51.07 in late trade, Endo International PLC (O:ENDP) which lost 14.53% to settle at 51.70 and Teradata Corporation (N:TDC) which was down 14.13% to 25.58 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were InfoSonics Corp (O:IFON) which rose 61.16% to 1.950, EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:EYEG) which was up 57.47% to settle at 4.11 and Lantheus Holdings Inc (O:LNTH) which gained 28.40% to close at 4.25.
The worst performers were EnerNOC Inc (O:ENOC) which was down 38.62% to 4.99 in late trade, EnteroMedics Inc (O:ETRM) which lost 34.24% to settle at 0.191 and Intersect ENT Inc (O:XENT) which was down 23.74% to 16.54 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1343 to 1193 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1333 fell and 1167 advanced, while 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Qualcomm Incorporated (O:QCOM) fell to 3-years lows; falling 15.25% or 9.19 to 51.07. Shares in Teradata Corporation (N:TDC) fell to 5-year lows; down 14.13% or 4.21 to 25.58. Shares in Visa Inc (N:V) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.16% or 0.91 to 79.26. Shares in EnerNOC Inc (O:ENOC) fell to all time lows; losing 38.62% or 3.14 to 4.99. Shares in EnteroMedics Inc (O:ETRM) fell to all time lows; falling 34.24% or 0.099 to 0.191.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.71% to 15.09.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.20% or 2.20 to $1104.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.08% or 0.96 to hit $45.35 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.46 to trade at $48.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.0879, while USD/JPY rose 0.16% to 121.75.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 98.10.