Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.44% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index fell 1.58%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.39% or 5.94 points to trade at 254.79 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 2.10% or 3.09 points to end at 150.52 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 1.87% or 5.68 points to 309.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 8.48% or 11.13 points to trade at 120.15 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 4.04% or 12.43 points to end at 294.90 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was down 2.62% or 5.61 points to 208.74.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Invitation Homes Inc (NYSE:INVH) which rose 5.54% to 33.32, Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was up 4.76% to settle at 11.00 and Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) which gained 3.52% to close at 195.06.
The worst performers were Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) which was down 21.69% to 139.11 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which lost 15.97% to settle at 42.95 and Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) which was down 15.21% to 9.53 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were PepGen Ltd (NASDAQ:PEPG) which rose 58.82% to 2.43, Binah Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:BCG) which was up 53.48% to settle at 2.87 and Urgent.ly Inc (NASDAQ:ULY) which gained 47.18% to close at 0.67.
The worst performers were Sunation Energy Inc (NASDAQ:SUNE) which was down 63.26% to 0.42 in late trade, Sacks Parente Golf Inc (NASDAQ:SPGC) which lost 44.54% to settle at 0.41 and Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) which was down 43.08% to 15.39 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1914 to 860 and 74 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2375 fell and 921 advanced, while 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) fell to 5-year lows; losing 21.69% or 38.52 to 139.11. Shares in Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.21% or 1.71 to 9.53. Shares in Sunation Energy Inc (NASDAQ:SUNE) fell to all time lows; losing 63.26% or 0.73 to 0.42. Shares in Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 43.08% or 11.65 to 15.39.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.63% to 21.13 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.47% or 43.04 to $2,887.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 2.17% or 1.49 to hit $70.11 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.75% or 1.26 to trade at $73.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.80% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.52% to 149.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.83% at 107.21.