U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.80%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.80%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.45%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 3.53% or 4.89 points to trade at 143.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 3.05% or 9.58 points to end at 323.24 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 2.79% or 6.37 points to 234.33 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 2.44% or 0.71 points to trade at 28.37 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.97% or 0.66 points to end at 32.91 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 0.83% or 1.76 points to 210.41.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which rose 6.72% to 43.04, Wells Fargo &Company (NYSE:WFC) which was up 4.51% to settle at 42.45 and Bio-Techne Corp (NASDAQ:TECH) which gained 4.28% to close at 79.35.

The worst performers were McCormick&Company Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) which was down 5.53% to 86.77 in late trade, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) which lost 4.58% to settle at 53.72 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 4.09% to 64.33 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sigilon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SGTX) which rose 440.92% to 21.15, Eco Wave Power Global AB ADR (NASDAQ:WAVE) which was up 53.13% to settle at 2.45 and Kintara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KTRA) which gained 40.80% to close at 4.21.

The worst performers were BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BTAI) which was down 63.84% to 6.39 in late trade, iMedia Brands Inc (NASDAQ:IMBI) which lost 33.02% to settle at 0.13 and Evelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVLO) which was down 30.68% to 0.18 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2086 to 879 and 74 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2207 rose and 1311 declined, while 145 ended unchanged.

Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.44% or 0.71 to 28.37. Shares in Sigilon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SGTX) rose to 52-week highs; up 440.92% or 17.24 to 21.15. Shares in BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BTAI) fell to 3-years lows; losing 63.84% or 11.28 to 6.39. Shares in iMedia Brands Inc (NASDAQ:IMBI) fell to all time lows; losing 33.02% or 0.06 to 0.13.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.82% to 13.54.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.33% or 6.35 to $1,915.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.36% or 0.25 to hit $69.81 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.30% or 0.22 to trade at $74.46 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 144.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 103.03.