U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.04%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.04%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 2.75% or 7.26 points to trade at 271.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 2.07% or 2.15 points to end at 105.92 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.93% or 1.79 points to 194.88 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.99% or 1.17 points to trade at 37.91 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 2.63% or 0.65 points to end at 24.03 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 2.27% or 5.18 points to 222.66.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which rose 2.91% to 492.23, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) which was up 2.75% to settle at 271.39 and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which gained 2.61% to close at 128.03.

The worst performers were Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was down 5.45% to 13.35 in late trade, The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) which lost 4.50% to settle at 18.03 and WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) which was down 4.07% to 82.11 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Atreca Inc (NASDAQ:BCEL) which rose 118.02% to 0.23, E-Home Household Service Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:EJH) which was up 69.75% to settle at 0.89 and Sealsq Corp (NASDAQ:LAES) which gained 62.56% to close at 3.17.

The worst performers were Clearmind Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:CMND) which was down 43.00% to 1.67 in late trade, Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp IV (NASDAQ:MCAF) which lost 37.90% to settle at 15.65 and Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) which was down 37.58% to 3.87 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1716 to 1151 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2340 fell and 1092 advanced, while 100 ended unchanged.

Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.75% or 7.26 to 271.39. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.75% or 7.26 to 271.39. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; up 0.93% or 1.79 to 194.88. Shares in Clearmind Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:CMND) fell to all time lows; down 43.00% or 1.26 to 1.67.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.97% to 12.44.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 5.25 to $2,033.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.75% or 1.25 to hit $72.62 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.60% or 1.23 to trade at $78.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.29% to 145.31.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 102.06.