Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the declined 1.21%, while the index fell 1.37%, and the index lost 2.29%.
The best performers of the session on the were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:), which rose 3.05% or 4.91 points to trade at 165.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) added 1.84% or 2.91 points to end at 160.76 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:) was up 1.82% or 1.22 points to 67.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 6.45% or 12.29 points to trade at 178.31 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) declined 5.30% or 1.63 points to end at 29.11 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was down 4.89% or 7.85 points to 152.62.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 14.78% to 102.21, FMC Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 10.25% to settle at 64.34 and Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE:) which gained 8.95% to close at 287.47.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 21.01% to 94.17 in late trade, MGM Resorts International (NYSE:) which lost 13.22% to settle at 37.29 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 9.87% to 830.33 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 1,114.70% to 4.86, Redhill Biopharma Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was up 97.87% to settle at 0.76 and Dermata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 44.19% to close at 2.48.
The worst performers were Vintage Wine Estates Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 49.52% to 0.03 in late trade, Alx Oncology Holdings (NASDAQ:) which lost 41.67% to settle at 2.80 and Standard Biotools Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 36.61% to 1.42 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2035 to 826 and 56 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2660 fell and 715 advanced, while 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 14.78% or 13.16 to 102.21. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.30% or 1.63 to 29.11. Shares in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.82% or 1.22 to 67.96. Shares in Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1,114.70% or 4.46 to 4.86. Shares in Vintage Wine Estates Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 49.52% or 0.03 to 0.03. Shares in Alx Oncology Holdings (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 41.67% or 2.00 to 2.80. Shares in Standard Biotools Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; down 36.61% or 0.82 to 1.42.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 13.63% to 18.59 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 13.40 to $2,486.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.31% or 1.02 to hit $76.89 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.96% or 0.78 to trade at $80.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.22% to 149.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 104.19.
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