U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials , Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.33%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.75%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 1.64% or 0.36 points to trade at 22.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS ) added 1.41% or 7.30 points to end at 524.50 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD ) was up 1.01% or 3.01 points to 301.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM ), which fell 6.17% or 14.36 points to trade at 218.39 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON ) declined 5.10% or 11.24 points to end at 209.10 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ ) was down 2.33% or 1.00 points to 41.86.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA ) which rose 21.92% to 260.48, Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH ) which was up 17.67% to settle at 323.59 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST ) which gained 15.43% to close at 330.65.

The worst performers were Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM ) which was down 14.70% to 49.25 in late trade, Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ:TER ) which lost 11.02% to settle at 110.72 and Carrier Global Corp (NYSE:CARR ) which was down 8.82% to 72.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ:CTNT ) which rose 1,531.47% to 3.09, Monopar Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MNPR ) which was up 605.40% to settle at 32.66 and NXU Inc (NASDAQ:NXU ) which gained 138.68% to close at 0.60.

The worst performers were Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:MRNS ) which was down 82.49% to 0.30 in late trade, Orangekloud Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ORKT ) which lost 75.69% to settle at 1.85 and Lilium NV (NASDAQ:LILM ) which was down 61.50% to 0.21 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1475 to 1333 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1736 fell and 1550 advanced, while 121 ended unchanged.

Shares in Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:MRNS ) fell to all time lows; falling 82.49% or 1.39 to 0.30. Shares in Monopar Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MNPR ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 605.40% or 28.03 to 32.66. Shares in Orangekloud Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ORKT ) fell to all time lows; falling 75.69% or 5.76 to 1.85. Shares in Lilium NV (NASDAQ:LILM ) fell to 3-years lows; down 61.50% or 0.33 to 0.21.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.83% to 19.08.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 19.00 to $2,748.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.42% or 0.30 to hit $70.47 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.27 to trade at $74.69 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.60% to 151.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 103.89.

Source: Investing.com