Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.48%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which rose 1.57% or 1.10 points to trade at 71.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) added 1.01% or 0.77 points to end at 76.89 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 1.01% or 0.39 points to 39.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 6.27% or 4.40 points to trade at 65.80 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.78% or 2.19 points to end at 121.09 and Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) was down 1.46% or 1.92 points to 129.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which rose 7.91% to 16.78, Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was up 5.86% to settle at 103.82 and ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) which gained 3.97% to close at 41.07.
The worst performers were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) which was down 6.27% to 65.80 in late trade, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which lost 4.76% to settle at 13.01 and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) which was down 4.50% to 42.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Neuralstem Inc (NASDAQ:CUR) which rose 26.14% to 1.930, PhotoMedex Inc (NASDAQ:PHMD) which was up 25.00% to settle at 0.65 and Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) which gained 23.82% to close at 4.73.
The worst performers were Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) which was down 52.87% to 9.70 in late trade, Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ:PCO) which lost 33.45% to settle at 0.885 and China TechFaith Wireless (NASDAQ:CNTF) which was down 26.12% to 0.605 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1466 to 1074 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1409 fell and 1136 advanced, while 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.27% or 4.40 to 65.80. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.27% or 4.40 to 65.80. Shares in Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) fell to all time lows; falling 52.87% or 10.88 to 9.70. Shares in Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ:PCO) fell to 5-year lows; falling 33.45% or 0.445 to 0.885. Shares in China TechFaith Wireless (NASDAQ:CNTF) fell to all time lows; falling 26.12% or 0.214 to 0.605.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.56% to 23.36.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.84% or 20.80 to $1152.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.37% or 0.61 to hit $45.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.11% or 0.53 to trade at $48.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1223, while USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 120.03.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 96.12.