Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.24%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which rose 1.77% or 0.43 points to trade at 24.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 0.65% or 1.50 points to end at 231.29 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 0.45% or 0.43 points to 95.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 1.86% or 1.76 points to trade at 92.64 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.72% or 2.68 points to end at 153.39 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 1.10% or 1.47 points to 131.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE:APC) which rose 8.21% to 48.49, SL Green Realty Corporation (NYSE:SLG) which was up 3.49% to settle at 101.13 and Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) which gained 2.59% to close at 53.95.
The worst performers were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 7.06% to 9.08 in late trade, Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which lost 3.90% to settle at 16.00 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which was down 3.64% to 5.83 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Akari Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:AKTX) which rose 56.35% to 8.740, Rentech Inc (NASDAQ:RTK) which was up 34.31% to settle at 0.460 and Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) which gained 33.88% to close at 0.8100.
The worst performers were Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT) which was down 24.89% to 73.70 in late trade, China Lending Corp (NASDAQ:CLDC) which lost 19.55% to settle at 2.51 and PhaseRx Inc (NASDAQ:PZRX) which was down 19.38% to 1.04 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1772 to 1304 and 152 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1319 fell and 1130 advanced, while 158 ended unchanged.
Shares in Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.90% or 0.65 to 16.00. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.45% or 0.43 to 95.03. Shares in Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT) fell to 3-years lows; down 24.89% or 24.42 to 73.70. Shares in China Lending Corp (NASDAQ:CLDC) fell to all time lows; down 19.55% or 0.61 to 2.51.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.74% to 9.61.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.61% or 21.20 to $1295.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $50.72 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.19 to trade at $56.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1940, while USD/JPY rose 0.28% to 112.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 91.99.