U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.84%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.84% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.77%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 3.34% or 1.77 points to trade at 54.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.69% or 2.66 points to end at 159.78 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 0.99% or 0.53 points to 53.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 3.65% or 1.03 points to trade at 27.16 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 2.83% or 0.95 points to end at 32.58 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 2.40% or 5.53 points to 224.42.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which rose 7.40% to 106.24, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) which was up 3.34% to settle at 54.73 and Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE:JNPR) which gained 3.04% to close at 27.95.

The worst performers were CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) which was down 8.13% to 66.81 in late trade, Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) which lost 6.39% to settle at 270.50 and Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (NYSE:CDAY) which was down 5.78% to 68.29 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Phenomex Inc (NASDAQ:CELL) which rose 136.25% to 0.94, BioNexus Gene Lab Corp (NASDAQ:BGLC) which was up 52.78% to settle at 1.10 and Recruiter.Com Group Inc (NASDAQ:RCRT) which gained 37.84% to close at 0.26.

The worst performers were EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) which was down 37.31% to 0.48 in late trade, Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) which lost 35.81% to settle at 1.90 and Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HMAC) which was down 33.67% to 5.85 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1986 to 930 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2335 fell and 1177 advanced, while 113 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.34% or 1.77 to 54.73. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.34% or 1.77 to 54.73. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.65% or 1.03 to 27.16. Shares in EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) fell to all time lows; falling 37.31% or 0.28 to 0.48. Shares in Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HMAC) fell to all time lows; down 33.67% or 2.97 to 5.85.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.62% to 17.89 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.52% or 9.95 to $1,918.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.93% or 0.74 to hit $80.12 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.38 to trade at $83.83 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.37% to 145.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 103.32.