Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.34% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.37%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 5.01% or 9.65 points to trade at 202.28 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 4.44% or 3.25 points to end at 76.50 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was up 4.37% or 1.41 points to 33.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 3.86% or 3.31 points to trade at 82.61 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) declined 3.23% or 1.37 points to end at 40.90 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 2.55% or 1.22 points to 46.64.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) which rose 10.59% to 50.54, CSRA Inc (NYSE:CSRA) which was up 9.20% to settle at 29.91 and Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which gained 7.74% to close at 17.54.
The worst performers were ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) which was down 8.74% to 33.98 in late trade, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which lost 7.81% to settle at 11.09 and Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which was down 6.56% to 34.61 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which rose 163.92% to 13.4600, TubeMogul Inc (NASDAQ:TUBE) which was up 81.68% to settle at 13.94 and StemCells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) which gained 48.07% to close at 1.1994.
The worst performers were CPI Card Group Inc (NASDAQ:PMTS) which was down 31.19% to 3.48 in late trade, Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ANTH) which lost 30.22% to settle at 1.940 and Avid Technology Inc (NASDAQ:AVID) which was down 29.24% to 4.47 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1649 to 1554 and 36 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1644 rose and 887 declined, while 65 ended unchanged.
Shares in ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.74% or 3.25 to 33.98. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.01% or 9.65 to 202.28. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; rising 4.44% or 3.25 to 76.50. Shares in Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.23% or 1.37 to 40.90. Shares in CPI Card Group Inc (NASDAQ:PMTS) fell to all time lows; losing 31.19% or 1.57 to 3.48. Shares in Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ANTH) fell to 52-week lows; losing 30.22% or 0.840 to 1.940. Shares in Avid Technology Inc (NASDAQ:AVID) fell to all time lows; down 29.24% or 1.85 to 4.47.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.81% to 14.64.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.33% or 16.90 to $1256.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.59% or 0.72 to hit $44.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.29% or 0.60 to trade at $45.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.17% to 1.0892, while USD/JPY rose 1.17% to 106.91.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 98.80.