Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 3.28% or 3.53 points to trade at 111.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 0.66% or 1.92 points to end at 293.76 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 0.40% or 0.18 points to 46.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.36% or 3.06 points to trade at 221.29 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.36% or 2.02 points to end at 146.56 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.03% or 0.55 points to 52.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A (NASDAQ:FOXA) which rose 6.93% to 35.02, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX) which was up 5.88% to settle at 34.24 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which gained 5.04% to close at 16.38.
The worst performers were Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) which was down 3.64% to 161.34 in late trade, Perrigo Co (NYSE:PRGO) which lost 3.26% to settle at 83.22 and Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which was down 3.40% to 33.09 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ:OHGI) which rose 180.00% to 2.9960, Siebert Financial Corp (NASDAQ:SIEB) which was up 62.48% to settle at 8.400 and Concordia International Corp (NASDAQ:CXRX) which gained 57.91% to close at 0.84.
The worst performers were Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) which was down 25.85% to 23.44 in late trade, Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) which lost 22.53% to settle at 1.41 and CounterPath Corp (NASDAQ:CPAH) which was down 17.98% to 2.871 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2071 to 1066 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1725 fell and 817 advanced, while 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A (NASDAQ:FOXA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.93% or 2.27 to 35.02. Shares in Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.88% or 1.90 to 34.24. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; up 0.66% or 1.92 to 293.76. Shares in One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ:OHGI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 180.00% or 1.9260 to 2.9960. Shares in Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) fell to all time lows; falling 25.85% or 8.17 to 23.44. Shares in Siebert Financial Corp (NASDAQ:SIEB) rose to 5-year highs; up 62.48% or 3.230 to 8.400. Shares in Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) fell to all time lows; losing 22.53% or 0.41 to 1.41.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.59% to 10.24.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.70% or 8.80 to $1257.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.87% or 0.49 to hit $57.09 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.44% or 0.90 to trade at $63.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1790, while USD/JPY fell 0.31% to 112.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.51.