Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 0.95% or 1.88 points to trade at 199.51 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 0.86% or 1.48 points to end at 174.02 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 0.78% or 0.34 points to 43.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 2.12% or 2.15 points to trade at 99.39 at the close. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.79% or 1.91 points to end at 104.81 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was down 1.28% or 1.06 points to 81.64.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which rose 6.70% to 434.31, Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) which was up 6.22% to settle at 142.34 and Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) which gained 6.21% to close at 86.14.
The worst performers were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which was down 11.18% to 1.43 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 7.40% to settle at 5.130 and Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which was down 7.13% to 36.46 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were First NBC Bank Holding Company (NASDAQ:FNBC) which rose 147.46% to 0.61, Caredx Inc (NASDAQ:CDNA) which was up 35.63% to settle at 1.180 and Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ:WKHS) which gained 28.26% to close at 2.9500.
The worst performers were Terravia Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TVIA) which was down 44.21% to 0.270 in late trade, Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:TUES) which lost 30.16% to settle at 2.20 and Windtree Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:WINT) which was down 26.84% to 0.812 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2059 to 1153 and 36 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1336 fell and 1153 advanced, while 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 11.18% or 0.18 to 1.43. Shares in Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) rose to all time highs; up 6.22% or 8.33 to 142.34. Shares in Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) rose to all time highs; up 6.21% or 5.04 to 86.14. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) rose to all time highs; up 0.95% or 1.88 to 199.51. Shares in Terravia Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TVIA) fell to all time lows; down 44.21% or 0.214 to 0.270. Shares in Tuesday Morning Corp (NASDAQ:TUES) fell to 5-year lows; falling 30.16% or 0.95 to 2.20. Shares in Windtree Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:WINT) fell to 5-year lows; down 26.84% or 0.298 to 0.812.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.78% to 10.49.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.51% or 18.79 to $1229.71 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 5.02% or 2.40 to hit $45.42 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 4.82% or 2.45 to trade at $48.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.92% to 1.0986, while USD/JPY fell 0.32% to 112.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.67% at 98.59.