Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.48%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 1.90% or 1.93 points to trade at 103.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) added 0.78% or 0.65 points to end at 84.12 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.63% or 0.83 points to 134.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which fell 1.70% or 2.05 points to trade at 118.23 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 1.66% or 2.82 points to end at 167.28 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 1.64% or 2.25 points to 135.04.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which rose 12.43% to 16.59, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was up 10.53% to settle at 19.42 and Perrigo Co (NYSE:PRGO) which gained 8.99% to close at 88.50.
The worst performers were Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) which was down 7.10% to 264.74 in late trade, Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI) which lost 6.35% to settle at 38.40 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 5.17% to 11.105 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Recycling Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CREG) which rose 200.79% to 3.8200, root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) which was up 172.19% to settle at 1.4698 and Otonomy Inc (NASDAQ:OTIC) which gained 90.18% to close at 5.33.
The worst performers were Sequential (NASDAQ:SQBG) which was down 36.52% to 1.50 in late trade, Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution (NASDAQ:KONE) which lost 35.82% to settle at 3.588 and Meet Group Inc (NASDAQ:MEET) which was down 31.88% to 2.350 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1981 to 1134 and 48 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1513 fell and 999 advanced, while 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in China Recycling Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CREG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 200.79% or 2.5500 to 3.8200. Shares in Sequential (NASDAQ:SQBG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 36.52% or 0.87 to 1.50. Shares in root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) rose to 3-years lows; rising 172.19% or 0.9298 to 1.4698. Shares in Meet Group Inc (NASDAQ:MEET) fell to 52-week lows; losing 31.88% or 1.100 to 2.350.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.96% to 10.95 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.27% or 3.47 to $1287.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.49% or 0.28 to hit $57.09 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.55% or 0.35 to trade at $63.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.44% to 1.1646, while USD/JPY fell 0.56% to 113.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 94.37.