Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.30% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.33%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.60% or 11.88 points to trade at 341.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.07% or 3.73 points to end at 183.63 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.17% or 3.76 points to 325.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), which fell 1.35% or 0.85 points to trade at 61.88 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.11% or 3.27 points to end at 292.46 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.02% or 2.48 points to 241.82.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 15.03% to 38.41, Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) which was up 10.59% to settle at 58.26 and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (NASDAQ:CTSH) which gained 9.93% to close at 71.42.
The worst performers were Becton Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) which was down 11.80% to 252.25 in late trade, Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) which lost 8.51% to settle at 63.46 and Capri Holdings Ltd (NYSE:CPRI) which was down 5.91% to 31.34 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which rose 56.48% to 10.50, Janone Inc (NASDAQ:JAN) which was up 31.63% to settle at 4.120 and Kezar Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:KZR) which gained 28.17% to close at 3.85.
The worst performers were Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp (NASDAQ:TNXP) which was down 48.82% to 0.870 in late trade, Rewalk Robotics Ltd (NASDAQ:RWLK) which lost 41.69% to settle at 0.860 and Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) which was down 40.03% to 9.29 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1476 to 1302 and 100 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1477 fell and 1146 advanced, while 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.59% or 5.58 to 58.26. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; up 2.07% or 3.73 to 183.63. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 1.17% or 3.76 to 325.21. Shares in Rewalk Robotics Ltd (NASDAQ:RWLK) fell to all time lows; losing 41.69% or 0.615 to 0.860. Shares in Funko Inc (NASDAQ:FNKO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 40.03% or 6.20 to 9.29.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.25% to 14.96.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.47% or 7.40 to $1570.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.67% or 0.34 to hit $51.09 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $55.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.0981, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 110.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 98.357.