U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged 0%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.50%, and the NASDAQ Composite index unchanged 0%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 196.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 287.93 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 45.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 76.37 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 152.14 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was 0% or 0 points to 159.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which unchanged 0% to 140.35, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 145.74 and SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG) which unchanged 0% to close at 257.91.

The worst performers were EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which was unchanged 0% to 443.23 in late trade, Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) which unchanged 0% to settle at 2616.41 and NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) which was unchanged 0% to 90.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cyren Ltd (NASDAQ:CYRN) which unchanged 0% to 2.2700, Lantheus Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LNTH) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 28.85 and Imperial Petroleum Inc (NASDAQ:IMPP) which unchanged 0% to close at 0.49.

The worst performers were HeadHunter Group PLC ADR (NASDAQ:HHR) which was unchanged 0% to 38.99 in late trade, Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) which unchanged 0% to settle at 2.155 and Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) which was unchanged 0% to 44.75 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1904 to 1388 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2483 rose and 1483 declined, while 175 ended unchanged.

Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 152.14. Shares in HeadHunter Group PLC ADR (NASDAQ:HHR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 38.99. Shares in Lantheus Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LNTH) unchanged to all time highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 28.85. Shares in Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) unchanged to 3-years lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 2.155. Shares in Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) unchanged to 5-year lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 44.75.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.75.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while USD/JPY unchanged 0% to 114.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.