U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.47%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.47%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.63%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 6.23% or 6.40 points to trade at 109.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.94% or 3.08 points to end at 161.80 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.38% or 3.10 points to 228.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.95% or 10.07 points to trade at 331.65 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) declined 2.13% or 1.26 points to end at 57.92 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was down 2.10% or 12.72 points to 593.15.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) which rose 12.80% to 57.82, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 8.65% to settle at 93.22 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which gained 7.14% to close at 195.14.

The worst performers were Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) which was down 13.60% to 167.96 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which lost 11.41% to settle at 18.01 and Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which was down 10.95% to 26.39 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Molecular Templates Inc (NASDAQ:MTEM) which rose 89.07% to 0.61, VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) which was up 70.89% to settle at 1.35 and Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) which gained 65.87% to close at 6.95.

The worst performers were Sow Good Inc (NASDAQ:SOWG) which was down 56.78% to 4.24 in late trade, Wellchange Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WCT) which lost 47.47% to settle at 4.15 and Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:NVCT) which was down 46.30% to 5.73 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1756 to 1049 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2252 fell and 1075 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 12.80% or 6.56 to 57.82. Shares in Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.41% or 2.32 to 18.01. Shares in Sow Good Inc (NASDAQ:SOWG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 56.78% or 5.57 to 4.24. Shares in Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) rose to 52-week highs; up 65.87% or 2.76 to 6.95. Shares in Nuvectis Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:NVCT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 46.30% or 4.94 to 5.73.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.07% to 14.31.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% or 16.45 to $2,570.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.28% or 0.19 to hit $68.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 156.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 106.84.