U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.47%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials , Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.47%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.63%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS ), which rose 6.23% or 6.40 points to trade at 109.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX ) added 1.94% or 3.08 points to end at 161.80 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ) was up 1.38% or 3.10 points to 228.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ), which fell 2.95% or 10.07 points to trade at 331.65 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO ) declined 2.13% or 1.26 points to end at 57.92 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH ) was down 2.10% or 12.72 points to 593.15.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR ) which rose 12.80% to 57.82, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN ) which was up 8.65% to settle at 93.22 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR ) which gained 7.14% to close at 195.14.

The worst performers were Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS ) which was down 13.60% to 167.96 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) which lost 11.41% to settle at 18.01 and Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM ) which was down 10.95% to 26.39 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Molecular Templates Inc (NASDAQ:MTEM ) which rose 89.07% to 0.61, VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR ) which was up 70.89% to settle at 1.35 and Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER ) which gained 65.87% to close at 6.95.

The worst performers were Sow Good Inc (NASDAQ:SOWG ) which was down 56.78% to 4.24 in late trade, Wellchange Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WCT ) which lost 47.47% to settle at 4.15 and Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:NVCT ) which was down 46.30% to 5.73 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1756 to 1049 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2252 fell and 1075 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 12.80% or 6.56 to 57.82. Shares in Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.41% or 2.32 to 18.01. Shares in Sow Good Inc (NASDAQ:SOWG ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 56.78% or 5.57 to 4.24. Shares in Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER ) rose to 52-week highs; up 65.87% or 2.76 to 6.95. Shares in Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:NVCT ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 46.30% or 4.94 to 5.73.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.07% to 14.31.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% or 16.45 to $2,570.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $68.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 156.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 106.84.

Source: Investing.com