U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.37%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.37% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV ), which rose 9.00% or 21.87 points to trade at 264.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX ) added 1.66% or 2.47 points to end at 151.20 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) was up 1.46% or 4.10 points to 285.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO ), which fell 0.95% or 0.67 points to trade at 69.90 at the close. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH ) declined 0.93% or 5.31 points to end at 566.03 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD ) was down 0.72% or 3.01 points to 415.60.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Snap-On Inc (NYSE:SNA ) which rose 9.97% to 327.79, Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV ) which was up 9.00% to settle at 264.82 and Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX ) which gained 6.27% to close at 169.73.

The worst performers were Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH ) which was down 12.55% to 289.46 in late trade, Elevance Health Inc (NYSE:ELV ) which lost 10.33% to settle at 445.63 and Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC ) which was down 9.09% to 63.00 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nuzee Inc (NASDAQ:NUZE ) which rose 546.07% to 2.30, Molecular Templates Inc (NASDAQ:MTEM ) which was up 186.15% to settle at 0.93 and NKGen Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:NKGN ) which gained 154.08% to close at 0.70.

The worst performers were Alpine 4 Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ALPP ) which was down 42.07% to 0.20 in late trade, 180 Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:ATNF ) which lost 33.08% to settle at 4.33 and Firefly Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:AIFF ) which was down 30.73% to 2.84 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1498 to 1294 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1782 fell and 1513 advanced, while 137 ended unchanged.

Shares in Snap-On Inc (NYSE:SNA ) rose to all time highs; rising 9.97% or 29.71 to 327.79. Shares in Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV ) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.00% or 21.87 to 264.82. Shares in Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX ) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.27% or 10.02 to 169.73. Shares in Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC ) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.09% or 6.30 to 63.00. Shares in Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV ) rose to all time highs; rising 9.00% or 21.87 to 264.82. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.46% or 4.10 to 285.78. Shares in Alpine 4 Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ALPP ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 42.07% or 0.14 to 0.20. Shares in Firefly Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:AIFF ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 30.73% or 1.26 to 2.84.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.40% to 19.11.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 16.05 to $2,707.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.48% or 0.34 to hit $70.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.28 to trade at $74.50 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 150.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 103.61.

Source: Investing.com