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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.25%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.53%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 1.51% or 3.97 points to trade at 267.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 1.11% or 6.67 points to end at 605.88 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 0.82% or 3.81 points to 467.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 1.90% or 3.15 points to trade at 162.80 at the close. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.51% or 4.54 points to end at 295.84 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.40% or 2.96 points to 209.02.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which rose 9.03% to 96.62, Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO) which was up 5.58% to settle at 71.18 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 5.16% to close at 19.35.
The worst performers were Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 17.94% to 27.25 in late trade, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which lost 14.26% to settle at 284.70 and Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which was down 7.77% to 119.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ryvyl Inc (NASDAQ:RVYL) which rose 133.72% to 0.90, Liminatus Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:LIMN) which was up 93.55% to settle at 24.60 and ModivCare Inc (NASDAQ:MODV) which gained 80.09% to close at 4.16.
The worst performers were EPWK Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EPWK) which was down 81.55% to 1.67 in late trade, Helius Medical Technologies Inc Class A (NASDAQ:HSDT) which lost 64.04% to settle at 1.14 and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CYCC) which was down 58.28% to 0.61 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1408 to 1324 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1923 fell and 1368 advanced, while 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) fell to 5-year lows; losing 17.94% or 5.96 to 27.25. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; rising 0.82% or 3.81 to 467.68. Shares in EPWK Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EPWK) fell to all time lows; losing 81.55% or 7.38 to 1.67. Shares in Liminatus Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:LIMN) rose to all time highs; gaining 93.55% or 11.89 to 24.60. Shares in Helius Medical Technologies Inc Class A (NASDAQ:HSDT) fell to all time lows; down 64.04% or 2.03 to 1.14. Shares in Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CYCC) fell to all time lows; losing 58.28% or 0.85 to 0.61.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.11% to 18.51.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.60% or 20.45 to $3,378.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.68% or 0.43 to hit $63.28 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.40 to trade at $65.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.14, while USD/JPY rose 0.57% to 143.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 98.70.