U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.33%, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 4.68% or 5.97 points to trade at 133.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 4.37% or 9.54 points to end at 227.81 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 2.07% or 1.33 points to 65.49 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 3.22% or 6.31 points to trade at 189.41 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 3.00% or 5.11 points to end at 165.29 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 2.85% or 1.34 points to 45.67.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which rose 4.68% to 133.46, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) which was up 4.57% to settle at 222.67 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) which gained 4.37% to close at 227.81.

The worst performers were State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which was down 8.50% to 75.81 in late trade, WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) which lost 6.77% to settle at 491.43 and Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which was down 6.30% to 251.19 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Medavail Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MDVL) which rose 69.44% to 2.44, Cumulus Media Inc Class A (NASDAQ:CMLS) which was up 39.86% to settle at 14.21 and Apptech Corp (NASDAQ:APCX) which gained 36.36% to close at 2.25.

The worst performers were Histogen Inc (NASDAQ:HSTO) which was down 36.38% to 0.25 in late trade, Singularity Future Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:SGLY) which lost 23.19% to settle at 6.46 and Protagonist Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTGX) which was down 21.83% to 19.95 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2033 to 1178 and 114 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2541 fell and 1297 advanced, while 188 ended unchanged.

Shares in State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.50% or 7.04 to 75.81. Shares in Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.57% or 9.73 to 222.67. Shares in Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.30% or 16.90 to 251.19. Shares in Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.22% or 6.31 to 189.41.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.03% to 22.70.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.60% or 11.85 to $1,972.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.08% or 2.17 to hit $106.42 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 2.45% or 2.66 to trade at $111.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 125.93.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 100.31.