Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.00% or 6.50 points to trade at 330.69 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.32% or 0.58 points to end at 44.44 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was up 0.63% or 0.80 points to 127.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which lost 1.99% or 1.36 points to trade at 66.90 in late trade. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 1.76% or 0.25 points to end at 13.93 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) shed 1.46% or 2.72 points to 183.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) which rose 7.51% to 122.20, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which was up 6.23% to settle at 19.44 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 6.14% to close at 32.35.
The worst performers were Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) which was down 21.42% to 50.80 in late trade, AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) which lost 7.39% to settle at 85.37 and Hologic Inc (NASDAQ:HOLX) which was down 6.89% to 36.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) which rose 225.19% to 4.39, Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:CLWT) which was up 155.56% to settle at 5.750 and China Recycling Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CREG) which gained 56.58% to close at 2.3800.
The worst performers were Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:HTBX) which was down 48.59% to 1.275 in late trade, InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NVIV) which lost 38.77% to settle at 8.26 and Mid-Con Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:MCEP) which was down 28.23% to 1.78 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1771 to 1282 and 124 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1646 fell and 881 advanced, while 120 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.63% to 16.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.53% or 6.90 to $1312.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.79% or 0.54 to hit $68.47 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.37 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1986, while USD/JPY fell 0.57% to 109.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 92.29.