Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.00%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 1.43% or 5.22 points to trade at 370.16 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.20% or 1.20 points to end at 100.80 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.03% or 2.05 points to 201.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which lost 4.31% or 10.61 points to trade at 235.42 in late trade. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.96% or 1.07 points to end at 53.44 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) shed 1.47% or 0.82 points to 54.89.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) which rose 5.05% to 68.48, Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which was up 3.04% to settle at 25.74 and United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which gained 2.94% to close at 124.75.
The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 5.95% to 23.85 in late trade, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) which lost 4.31% to settle at 235.42 and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NYSE:KDP) which was down 4.24% to 26.87 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Future Fintech Group Inc (NASDAQ:FTFT) which rose 162.17% to 2.0500, Phunware Inc (NASDAQ:PHUN) which was up 70.11% to settle at 8.88 and Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) which gained 31.44% to close at 0.77.
The worst performers were China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ:CJJD) which was down 43.69% to 1.740 in late trade, Farmmi Inc (NASDAQ:FAMI) which lost 36.13% to settle at 2.2100 and Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) which was down 22.93% to 2.890 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1572 to 1377 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1430 fell and 1193 advanced, while 84 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.11% to 13.02.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.37% or 18.00 to $1295.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.36% or 0.88 to hit $63.73 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $70.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1257, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 111.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.812.