U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.30%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.80%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 4.73% or 5.79 points to trade at 128.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.44% or 3.75 points to end at 157.42 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.18% or 0.43 points to 37.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 2.19% or 6.03 points to trade at 269.46 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 2.10% or 3.87 points to end at 180.54 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.89% or 3.30 points to 170.87.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which rose 7.81% to 355.87, AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) which was up 7.72% to settle at 16.74 and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) which gained 6.29% to close at 134.63.

The worst performers were Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) which was down 12.91% to 117.70 in late trade, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) which lost 6.80% to settle at 186.45 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 6.65% to 207.28 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nextplay Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:NXTP) which rose 107.31% to 0.41, Cabaletta Bio Inc (NASDAQ:CABA) which was up 50.77% to settle at 1.96 and Save Foods Inc (NASDAQ:SVFD) which gained 31.33% to close at 1.97.

The worst performers were Talaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TALS) which was down 43.39% to 1.37 in late trade, LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc (NASDAQ:LMAO) which lost 34.55% to settle at 6.82 and Candel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CADL) which was down 26.00% to 1.48 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2059 to 1021 and 112 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2050 fell and 1688 advanced, while 216 ended unchanged.

Shares in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.80% or 13.61 to 186.45. Shares in Talaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TALS) fell to all time lows; down 43.39% or 1.05 to 1.37. Shares in LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc (NASDAQ:LMAO) fell to all time lows; down 34.55% or 3.60 to 6.82. Shares in Candel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CADL) fell to all time lows; losing 26.00% or 0.52 to 1.48.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.54% to 29.98.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.17% or 2.85 to $1,631.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.50% or 0.42 to hit $84.94 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.24 to trade at $92.65 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 0.98, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to 150.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 112.80.