Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.93%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.45%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 2.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 1.10% or 1.70 points to trade at 156.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) added 0.33% or 0.15 points to end at 45.74 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 0.05% or 0.07 points to 141.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 3.22% or 5.16 points to trade at 155.27 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 2.39% or 5.51 points to end at 225.50 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 1.96% or 0.62 points to 31.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Perrigo Co (NYSE:PRGO) which rose 15.78% to 76.84, Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) which was up 1.54% to settle at 82.53 and FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) which gained 1.36% to close at 32.04.
The worst performers were Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was down 10.25% to 20.67 in late trade, Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which lost 7.63% to settle at 55.65 and Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was down 6.12% to 122.12 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cyanotech Corporation (NASDAQ:CYAN) which rose 32.35% to 4.50, Adomani Inc (NASDAQ:ADOM) which was up 27.93% to settle at 10.49 and MYnd Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:MYND) which gained 25.00% to close at 4.25.
The worst performers were Forterra Inc (NASDAQ:FRTA) which was down 57.56% to 3.51 in late trade, Synacor Inc (NASDAQ:SYNC) which lost 32.39% to settle at 2.400 and InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NASDAQ:NVIV) which was down 30.00% to 1.23 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2671 to 492 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1990 fell and 530 advanced, while 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.25% or 2.36 to 20.67. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) rose to 52-week lows; gaining 0.05% or 0.07 to 141.84. Shares in Forterra Inc (NASDAQ:FRTA) fell to all time lows; losing 57.56% or 4.76 to 3.51. Shares in Synacor Inc (NASDAQ:SYNC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 32.39% or 1.150 to 2.400. Shares in InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NASDAQ:NVIV) fell to all time lows; falling 30.00% or 0.53 to 1.23.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 41.67% to 15.74 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.92% or 11.80 to $1291.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.24% or 1.11 to hit $48.45 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.75% or 0.92 to trade at $51.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.1778, while USD/JPY fell 0.77% to 109.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 93.26.