U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.61%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.61% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.63%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 7.71% or 15.18 points to trade at 212.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 4.46% or 5.97 points to end at 139.76 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 3.31% or 8.50 points to 265.11 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 3.45% or 0.94 points to trade at 26.27 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 3.05% or 4.55 points to end at 144.80 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 1.99% or 1.84 points to 90.55.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) which rose 13.64% to 416.39, Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) which was up 9.31% to settle at 119.12 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) which gained 7.71% to close at 212.14.

The worst performers were Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) which was down 24.56% to 97.94 in late trade, Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which lost 18.10% to settle at 181.53 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) which was down 13.04% to 221.22 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were AgroFresh Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:AGFS) which rose 71.34% to 2.69, HeartCore Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:HTCR) which was up 57.29% to settle at 1.51 and Altra Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AIMC) which gained 48.37% to close at 59.72.

The worst performers were Core Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:CORZ) which was down 78.13% to 0.22 in late trade, Kalera PLC (NASDAQ:KAL) which lost 65.43% to settle at 0.07 and Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) which was down 37.39% to 0.72 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1718 to 1358 and 117 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1945 fell and 1820 advanced, while 179 ended unchanged.

Shares in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) fell to 5-year lows; falling 24.56% or 31.88 to 97.94. Shares in Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.10% or 40.11 to 181.53. Shares in West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) fell to 52-week lows; falling 13.04% or 33.18 to 221.22. Shares in AgroFresh Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:AGFS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 71.34% or 1.12 to 2.69. Shares in Core Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:CORZ) fell to all time lows; down 78.13% or 0.79 to 0.22. Shares in Kalera PLC (NASDAQ:KAL) fell to all time lows; losing 65.43% or 0.14 to 0.07. Shares in Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) fell to all time lows; down 37.39% or 0.43 to 0.72.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.40% to 27.39.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.22% or 3.65 to $1,665.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.73% or 0.64 to hit $88.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.78 to trade at $94.57 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 1.14% to 1.00, while USD/JPY fell 0.09% to 146.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.83% at 110.46.