U.S. Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – U.S. stocks exhibited mixed performance after Thursday's close. Gains in the Utilities, Consumer Services, and Financials sectors lifted shares higher, while losses in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas, and Consumer Goods sectors pushed shares lower.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.04%.
– S&P 500 fell 0.09%.
– NASDAQ Composite fell 0.12%.

Best Performers on Dow Jones

1. Boeing Co (NYSE: BA): +2.56% (4.42 points) to 177.04.
2. American Express Company (NYSE: AXP): +1.84% (5.30 points) to 293.08.
3. International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM): +1.70% (3.75 points) to 223.92.

Worst Performers on Dow Jones

1. Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD): -2.23% (8.80 points) to 385.02.
2. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH): -2.10% (10.47 points) to 489.25.
3. Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX): -2.04% (2.94 points) to 141.14.

Best Performers on S&P 500

1. Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE: DRI): +14.74% to 183.44.
2. Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN): +7.06% to 372.16.
3. GE Vernova LLC (NYSE: GEV): +4.94% to 332.80.

Worst Performers on S&P 500

1. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE: LW): -20.10% to 62.50.
2. Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU): -16.18% to 87.09.
3. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VRTX): -11.37% to 396.64.

Best Performers on NASDAQ

1. Painreform Ltd (NASDAQ: PRFX): +409.59% to 11.16.
2. Nvni Group Ltd (NASDAQ: NVNI): +317.19% to 2.67.
3. Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BPTH): +122.72% to 1.49.

Worst Performers on NASDAQ

1. Snow Lake Resources Ltd (NASDAQ: LITM): -63.14% to 0.30.
2. Blue Star Foods Corp (NASDAQ: BSFC): -48.21% to 0.15.
3. Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ: QUBT): -41.04% to 15.14.

Market Breadth

• On the NYSE: 1810 declining stocks, 1020 advancing, 55 unchanged.
• On NASDAQ: 1819 declining stocks, 1451 advancing, 137 unchanged.

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE: DRI) reached all-time highs (+14.74% to 183.44), while Blue Star Foods Corp (NASDAQ: BSFC) fell to all-time lows (-48.21% to 0.15).

Additional Market Data

• CBOE Volatility Index: -12.78% to 24.09.
• Gold Futures (February delivery): -1.61% to $2,610.54 per ounce.
• Crude Oil (January delivery): -1.93% to $69.22 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February delivery): -1.02% to $72.64 per barrel.
• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.04.
• USD/JPY: +1.65% to 157.35.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.36% at 108.14.