Investing.com – United States equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Dow Jones Telecommunications, Dow Jones Utilities and Dow Jones Health Care sectors led shares higher while losses in the Dow Jones Technology, Dow Jones Consumer Services and Dow Jones Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.65%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 4.85% or 2.97 points to trade at 64.26 at the close. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) added 3.62% or 2.51 points to end at 71.67 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 3.57% or 9.36 points to 271.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 10.93% or 33.66 points to trade at 274.35 in late trade. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) declined 2.42% or 5.09 points to end at 205.16 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) down 0.64% or 0.72 points to 112.22.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were STERIS plc (NYSE:STE) which rose 8.48% to 246.79, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) which was up 6.03% to settle at 92.99 and FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) which gained 5.49% to close at 39.22.
The worst performers were Fiserv Inc (NYSE:FI) which was down 16.19% to 159.13 in late trade, Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) which lost 10.93% to settle at 274.35 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was down 3.52% to 186.18 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Click Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CLIK) which rose 151.32% to 0.70, Aytu BioScience Inc (NASDAQ:AYTU) which was up 89.62% to settle at 2.56 and Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ:KDLY) which gained 81.05% to close at 13.85.
The worst performers were Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ:HCTI) which was down 83.29% to 0.04 in late trade, Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:WYHG) which lost 81.51% to settle at 1.72 and Ree Automotive Holding Inc (NASDAQ:REE) which was down 71.43% to 0.94 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1710 to 1075 and 62 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1827 rose and 1498 declined, while 106 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.93% or 33.66 to 274.35. Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.93% or 33.66 to 274.35. Shares in Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ:HCTI) fell to all time lows; falling 83.29% or 0.19 to 0.04. Shares in Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:WYHG) fell to all time lows; losing 81.51% or 7.58 to 1.72. Shares in Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ:KDLY) rose to all time highs; gaining 81.05% or 6.20 to 13.85. Shares in Ree Automotive Holding Inc (NASDAQ:REE) fell to all time lows; down 71.43% or 2.35 to 0.94.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.30% to 17.82 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.66% or 52.90 to $3,241.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.19% or 1.38 to hit $61.77 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.15% or 1.42 to trade at $64.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.71% to 145.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 100.68.