U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.08%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil&Gas, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.08% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 4.68% or 5.26 points to trade at 117.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.44% or 3.80 points to end at 159.62 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.30% or 3.80 points to 168.81 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which fell 2.07% or 3.53 points to trade at 167.14 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) declined 1.48% or 3.74 points to end at 248.35 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 1.00% or 1.88 points to 186.73.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which rose 7.34% to 64.46, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which was up 7.03% to settle at 23.91 and Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB) which gained 5.64% to close at 36.89.

The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 3.41% to 292.90 in late trade, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) which lost 3.32% to settle at 48.29 and ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) which was down 3.24% to 499.47 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were TOP Financial Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TOP) which rose 52.41% to 19.25, FlexShopper Inc (NASDAQ:FPAY) which was up 47.32% to settle at 1.65 and Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp (NASDAQ:NYMX) which gained 36.44% to close at 0.61.

The worst performers were Athenex Inc (NASDAQ:ATNX) which was down 51.54% to 0.54 in late trade, FaZe Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:FAZE) which lost 29.43% to settle at 12.85 and Rani Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RANI) which was down 25.89% to 8.23 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1901 to 1215 and 112 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2123 rose and 1668 declined, while 205 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.33% to 20.20.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.56% or 10.20 to $1,803.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.52% or 2.32 to hit $94.25 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.25% or 2.19 to trade at $99.59 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.03, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 133.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.00.