Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.10% to hit a new 6-months high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.21% or 0.75 points to trade at 62.57 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 0.84% or 0.47 points to end at 56.44 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was up 0.71% or 0.57 points to 80.31 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.03% or 0.33 points to trade at 31.80 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.84% or 0.83 points to end at 98.63 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.57% or 0.47 points to 82.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) which rose 4.55% to 43.18, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which was up 3.08% to settle at 41.17 and Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP) which gained 3.07% to close at 95.76.
The worst performers were Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which was down 20.10% to 27.11 in late trade, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which lost 6.65% to settle at 41.82 and Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 6.42% to 9.25 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eleven Biothera (NASDAQ:EBIO) which rose 69.85% to 0.5690, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:SNTA) which was up 67.72% to settle at 0.4099 and Interpace Diagnostics Group Inc (NASDAQ:IDXG) which gained 33.75% to close at 0.5350.
The worst performers were Energy XXI Ltd (NASDAQ:EXXI) which was down 80.42% to 0.1277 in late trade, BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:BBEP) which lost 35.00% to settle at 0.4000 and MOL Global Inc (NASDAQ:MOLG) which was down 25.00% to 0.2250 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1857 to 1454 and 44 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1290 rose and 1278 declined, while 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energy XXI Ltd (NASDAQ:EXXI) fell to all time lows; falling 80.42% or 0.5245 to 0.1277. Shares in BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:BBEP) fell to all time lows; down 35.00% or 0.2154 to 0.4000. Shares in MOL Global Inc (NASDAQ:MOLG) fell to all time lows; down 25.00% or 0.0750 to 0.2250.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.87% to 13.72.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.65% or 20.60 to $1227.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.69% or 0.29 to hit $41.47 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.70% or 0.31 to trade at $43.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.13% to 1.1260, while USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 109.38.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 94.96.