Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.35% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.35%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 3.43% or 4.15 points to trade at 125.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 2.49% or 6.36 points to end at 261.54 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.78% or 1.13 points to 64.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.82% or 0.86 points to trade at 46.70 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.89% or 2.66 points to end at 295.24 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 0.88% or 2.08 points to 234.84.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Envision Healthcare Corp (NYSE:EVHC) which rose 6.22% to 34.65, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which was up 5.77% to settle at 334.62 and Discovery Communications C Inc (NASDAQ:DISCK) which gained 5.42% to close at 22.27.
The worst performers were Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was down 13.71% to 44.11 in late trade, Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which lost 9.08% to settle at 37.57 and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which was down 7.53% to 63.16 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Long Island Iced Tea Corp (NASDAQ:LTEA) which rose 185.66% to 6.97, SAExploration Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SAEX) which was up 57.14% to settle at 1.980 and AEterna Zentaris Inc (NASDAQ:AEZS) which gained 38.81% to close at 2.790.
The worst performers were Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WINS) which was down 56.67% to 156.00 in late trade, Genetic Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:GENE) which lost 33.62% to settle at 1.155 and LongFin Corp Class A (NASDAQ:LFIN) which was down 33.17% to 45.78 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2039 to 1107 and 31 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1692 rose and 854 declined, while 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) fell to 3-years lows; falling 13.71% or 7.01 to 44.11. Shares in Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.08% or 3.75 to 37.57. Shares in Edison International (NYSE:EIX) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.53% or 5.14 to 63.16. Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.43% or 4.15 to 125.04. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; up 2.49% or 6.36 to 261.54. Shares in Long Island Iced Tea Corp (NASDAQ:LTEA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 185.66% or 4.53 to 6.97.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.37% to 9.49.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.16% or 2.00 to $1271.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.29% or 0.17 to hit $58.26 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.14 to trade at $64.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1873, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 113.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 92.85.