U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.66%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.66%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), which rose 0.57% or 0.36 points to trade at 63.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 0.50% or 1.01 points to end at 201.85 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was up 0.37% or 0.57 points to 153.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 8.70% or 8.80 points to trade at 92.34 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 3.70% or 1.11 points to end at 28.86 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was down 2.08% or 1.11 points to 52.34.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were STERIS plc (NYSE:STE) which rose 9.85% to 208.04, Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) which was up 8.27% to settle at 40.21 and Charles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) which gained 5.10% to close at 195.80.

The worst performers were First Republic Bank (OTC:FRCB) which was down 9.96% to 0.42 in late trade, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) which lost 8.70% to settle at 92.34 and SVB Financial Group (OTC:SIVBQ) which was down 7.39% to 0.47 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sunshine Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:SBFM) which rose 78.11% to 0.90, Polar Power Inc (NASDAQ:POLA) which was up 43.69% to settle at 1.48 and Organogenesis Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ORGO) which gained 37.14% to close at 2.88.

The worst performers were Immunitybio Inc (NASDAQ:IBRX) which was down 55.14% to 2.79 in late trade, Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:NEPT) which lost 45.68% to settle at 0.22 and Dynatronics Corporation (NASDAQ:DYNT) which was down 39.02% to 0.87 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2001 to 915 and 102 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2283 fell and 1266 advanced, while 135 ended unchanged.

Shares in Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:NEPT) fell to all time lows; losing 45.68% or 0.19 to 0.22. Shares in Dynatronics Corporation (NASDAQ:DYNT) fell to 5-year lows; down 39.02% or 0.55 to 0.87.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.06% to 16.93.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.85% or 17.25 to $2,019.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.56% or 1.13 to hit $71.43 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.93 to trade at $75.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.15% to 134.54.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 101.89.