Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.31%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.40% or 1.87 points to trade at 56.81 at the close. Meanwhile, DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) added 2.76% or 1.96 points to end at 73.05 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 2.31% or 2.16 points to 95.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.99% or 4.74 points to trade at 232.94 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) declined 1.16% or 0.42 points to end at 35.74 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was down 0.84% or 0.18 points to 21.32.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) which rose 11.54% to 178.60, Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which was up 5.69% to settle at 33.07 and TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) which gained 5.64% to close at 26.58.
The worst performers were Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) which was down 16.37% to 99.99 in late trade, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which lost 8.30% to settle at 316.29 and Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) which was down 7.40% to 30.65 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ:CMLS) which rose 57.73% to 0.5000, Neos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NEOS) which was up 37.67% to settle at 10.05 and Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OPNT) which gained 35.64% to close at 40.1500.
The worst performers were Atossa Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:ATOS) which was down 46.92% to 0.4500 in late trade, Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDRA) which lost 27.41% to settle at 1.470 and Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY) which was down 22.64% to 5.74 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1590 to 1512 and 112 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1283 rose and 1225 declined, while 133 ended unchanged.
Shares in Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 16.37% or 19.57 to 99.99. Shares in DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) rose to all time highs; up 2.76% or 1.96 to 73.05. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.31% or 2.16 to 95.69. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 3-years lows; losing 0.84% or 0.18 to 21.32. Shares in Neos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NEOS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 37.67% or 2.75 to 10.05. Shares in Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY) fell to 3-years lows; falling 22.64% or 1.68 to 5.74.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.36% to 11.27.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.80% or 10.21 to $1268.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.05% or 0.55 to hit $52.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.73% or 1.01 to trade at $59.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.35% to 1.1652, while USD/JPY rose 0.27% to 114.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.10% at 94.56.