Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.69% to hit a new 6-months low, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.78%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.38% or 1.16 points to trade at 85.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) added 1.19% or 0.92 points to end at 78.09 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.75% or 0.58 points to 77.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 2.02% or 0.96 points to trade at 46.62 at the close. Visa Inc (NYSE:V) declined 1.87% or 1.40 points to end at 73.58 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 1.81% or 0.65 points to 35.17.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which rose 16.50% to 8.19, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was up 12.16% to settle at 13.84 and Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) which gained 10.84% to close at 43.77.
The worst performers were Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) which was down 29.75% to 52.67 in late trade, Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which lost 16.10% to settle at 30.43 and Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which was down 14.22% to 44.10 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Capnia Inc (NASDAQ:CAPN) which rose 87.57% to 2.16, Ikanos Communications Inc (NASDAQ:IKAN) which was up 54.29% to settle at 2.700 and Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE) which gained 31.24% to close at 7.10.
The worst performers were InfoSonics Corp (NASDAQ:IFON) which was down 47.17% to 1.680 in late trade, MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) which lost 43.38% to settle at 1.610 and Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ATEC) which was down 33.33% to 0.520 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1472 to 995 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1799 fell and 750 advanced, while 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 29.75% or 22.31 to 52.67. Shares in Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) fell to 3-years lows; down 16.10% or 5.84 to 30.43. Shares in Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) fell to 3-years lows; down 14.22% or 7.31 to 44.10. Shares in Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 31.24% or 1.69 to 7.10. Shares in Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ATEC) fell to all time lows; falling 33.33% or 0.260 to 0.520.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.07% to 13.77.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1088.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $44.78 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.10 to trade at $49.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.0926, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 124.73.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 97.88.