Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.87%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.88% or 1.32 points to trade at 47.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.69% or 7.00 points to end at 267.25 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 2.60% or 0.66 points to 26.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 0.20% or 0.10 points to trade at 49.70 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 0.08% or 0.15 points to end at 194.68 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.09% or 0.31 points to 348.97.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which rose 8.63% to 85.48, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was up 7.08% to settle at 19.21 and Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) which gained 6.55% to close at 589.95.
The worst performers were Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX) which was down 7.01% to 118.90 in late trade, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which lost 2.77% to settle at 15.07 and WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) which was down 2.42% to 41.88 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Lottery.com Inc (NASDAQ:LTRY) which rose 195.97% to 3.67, Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MSAI) which was up 88.55% to settle at 4.94 and Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) which gained 78.13% to close at 14.25.
The worst performers were Nogin Inc (NASDAQ:NOGN) which was down 45.58% to 0.06 in late trade, Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RCAC) which lost 41.72% to settle at 6.30 and Clene Inc. (NASDAQ:CLNN) which was down 38.84% to 0.32 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2330 to 572 and 60 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2520 rose and 924 declined, while 113 ended unchanged.
Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.63% or 6.79 to 85.48. Shares in Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) rose to all time highs; up 6.55% or 36.29 to 589.95. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.88% or 1.32 to 47.08. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.69% or 7.00 to 267.25. Shares in Nogin Inc (NASDAQ:NOGN) fell to all time lows; losing 45.58% or 0.05 to 0.06. Shares in Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RCAC) fell to all time lows; down 41.72% or 4.51 to 6.30. Shares in Clene Inc. (NASDAQ:CLNN) fell to all time lows; losing 38.84% or 0.20 to 0.32.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.15% to 13.65.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.43% or 8.75 to $2,056.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.29% or 0.23 to trade at $79.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.62% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.92% to 142.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 101.43.