Investing.com – United States equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas, Dow Jones Industrials and Dow Jones Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Dow Jones Technology, Dow Jones Utilities and Dow Jones Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 4.33% or 7.96 points to trade at 191.98 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.70% or 6.74 points to end at 256.52 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 2.46% or 8.26 points to 344.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON), which fell 5.24% or 11.20 points to trade at 202.45 in late trade. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 2.45% or 10.50 points to end at 418.40 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) down 1.89% or 0.60 points to 31.10.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) which rose 13.40% to 828.79, Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH) which was up 12.28% to settle at 324.17 and Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE:UHS) which gained 10.23% to close at 204.99.
The worst performers were Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) which was down 31.34% to 59.70 in late trade, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which lost 18.36% to settle at 11.16 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) which was down 14.40% to 277.16 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Predictive Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:POAI) which rose 74.77% to 1.87, Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SLRX) which was up 63.55% to settle at 3.50 and EzFill Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EZFL) which gained 61.04% to close at 4.01.
The worst performers were 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) which was down 63.35% to 1.51 in late trade, Expion360 Inc (NASDAQ:XPON) which lost 47.02% to settle at 0.55 and Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ:KDLY) which was down 39.38% to 1.97 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1806 to 1020 and 86 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2037 rose and 1317 declined, while 105 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) rose to all time highs; gaining 13.40% or 97.92 to 828.79. Shares in Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) fell to 3-year lows; falling 31.34% or 27.25 to 59.70. Shares in Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE:UHS) rose to all time highs; rising 10.23% or 19.02 to 204.99. Shares in West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) fell to 52-week lows; down 14.40% or 46.61 to 277.16. Shares in 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU) fell to all time lows; down 63.35% or 2.61 to 1.51. Shares in Expion360 Inc (NASDAQ:XPON) fell to all time lows; falling 47.02% or 0.49 to 0.55. Shares in Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ:KDLY) fell to all time lows; losing 39.38% or 1.28 to 1.97.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.33% to 18.46 a new 3-month high.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.22% or 53.70 to $2,362.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.75% or 0.58 to hit $78.17 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.59 to trade at $82.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 153.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 104.15.