U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.59%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.59% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.00%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 2.65% or 0.52 points to trade at 20.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V ) added 1.91% or 5.13 points to end at 274.32 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ) was up 1.46% or 3.30 points to 229.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD ), which fell 0.91% or 3.38 points to trade at 367.06 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ) declined 0.73% or 1.89 points to end at 257.01 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ ) was down 0.58% or 0.24 points to 41.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY ) which rose 14.11% to 100.18, Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO ) which was up 11.84% to settle at 105.73 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST ) which gained 5.77% to close at 314.79.

The worst performers were Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG ) which was down 32.15% to 84.03 in late trade, Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR ) which lost 10.26% to settle at 84.77 and NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP ) which was down 9.64% to 119.20 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were XORTX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:XRTX ) which rose 130.77% to 2.70, Biocardia Inc (NASDAQ:BCDA ) which was up 82.73% to settle at 4.02 and Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:LUCY ) which gained 53.78% to close at 5.09.

The worst performers were iLearningEngines Inc (NASDAQ:AILE ) which was down 53.29% to 1.49 in late trade, Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC ) which lost 34.67% to settle at 0.41 and Portage Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:PRTG ) which was down 32.03% to 4.52 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1928 to 880 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1974 rose and 1284 declined, while 157 ended unchanged.

Shares in Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.11% or 12.39 to 100.18. Shares in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 32.15% or 39.81 to 84.03. Shares in Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.84% or 11.19 to 105.73. Shares in Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.26% or 9.69 to 84.77. Shares in iLearningEngines Inc (NASDAQ:AILE ) fell to all time lows; losing 53.29% or 1.70 to 1.49.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.53% to 15.65.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.67% or 17.00 to $2,554.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.40 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.68% or 1.30 to trade at $78.88 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.11, while USD/JPY rose 0.28% to 144.97.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 101.31.

Source: Investing.com