U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.13%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.13% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.86%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 4.79% or 1.20 points to trade at 26.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 3.10% or 4.56 points to end at 151.72 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 2.74% or 10.66 points to 399.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which fell 4.34% or 10.72 points to trade at 236.34 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) declined 2.91% or 8.59 points to end at 286.57 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 1.94% or 8.07 points to 408.81.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which rose 15.47% to 234.04, Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) which was up 13.52% to settle at 13.18 and Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which gained 12.29% to close at 9.41.

The worst performers were Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) which was down 17.36% to 31.31 in late trade, APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) which lost 10.37% to settle at 22.17 and CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) which was down 6.39% to 57.68 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Webuy Global Ltd (NASDAQ:WBUY) which rose 165.65% to 0.30, Celularity Inc (NASDAQ:CELU) which was up 110.34% to settle at 3.05 and Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc (NASDAQ:NMHI) which gained 81.11% to close at 0.18.

The worst performers were Digital Turbine Inc (NASDAQ:APPS) which was down 43.85% to 1.82 in late trade, Alto Ingredients Inc (NASDAQ:ALTO) which lost 37.83% to settle at 1.21 and Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ:SPPL) which was down 35.65% to 0.88 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1735 to 1063 and 43 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1685 rose and 1585 declined, while 77 ended unchanged.

Shares in APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 10.37% or 2.57 to 22.17. Shares in Alto Ingredients Inc (NASDAQ:ALTO) fell to 3-years lows; losing 37.83% or 0.73 to 1.21.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.21% to 15.26 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.46% or 39.00 to $2,715.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.63% or 0.45 to hit $72.14 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.75% or 0.56 to trade at $75.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.68% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 1.13% to 152.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.71% at 104.24.