Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in, and sectors pushed shares lower.
At the close on the NYSE, the lost 0.02%hit a new 1 -month low, while the index was down 0.54%, and the index was down 1.40%.
The biggest gain of the session was Dow Inc (NYSE :), which rose 5.17% or 2.96 points to trade at 60.18 at the end. Chevron Corp (NYSE π added 2.02% or 2.68 points to end at 135.37 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE π rose 1.82% or 1.44 points to 80.58 in late trading.
The biggest losers included Intel Corporation (NASDAQ :), which lost 7.04% or 3.64 points to trade at 48.05 in late trading. Boeing Co (NYSE π dropped 2.33% or 4.52 points to end at 189.75 and American Express The company (NYSE π dropped 1.95% or 3.42 points to 171.90.
The top performers in the S&P 500 were ServiceNow Inc (NYSE π which rose 9.14% to 528.69, Ball Corporation (NYSE π which rose 8.57% to settle at 93.99 and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ π which gained 7.65 % to close at 103.68.
The worst performer is Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ π which dropped 22.41% to 111.24 in late trading, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ π which lost 11.55% to settle at 829.10 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ π which dropped 7.33% to 102.60 in end.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite are National security Group Inc (NASDAQ π which rose 69.65% to 15.65, Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ π which rose 31.55% to settle at 10.80 and Galapagos NV ADR (NASDAQ π which gained 22.47% to close at 65.30.
The worst performer is Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ π which dropped 44.21% to 1.060 in late trading, TG Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ π which lost 40.65% to settle at 8.25 and Cyngn Inc (NASDAQ π which dropped 36.47% to 1.62 at the end.
The stockβs decline exceeded those rising by 2349 to 941 and 143 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3122 fell and 838 advanced, while 174 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, dropped 4.60% to 30.49.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery dropped 1.81% or 33.15 to $ 1796.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, crude for delivery in March fell 0.08% or 0.07 to hit $ 87.28 per barrel, while April Brentβs oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.21 to trade at $ 88.90 per barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1141, while USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 115.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.87% to 97.235.