U.S. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday. Gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials, and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher, while losses in the Technology, Telecoms, and Consumer Services sectors weighed down the market.

Closing Figures

• Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.59% (new all-time high)
• S&P 500: -0.00%
• NASDAQ Composite: -0.21%

Best & Worst Performers

Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Best Performers:

  • Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC): +2.65% (20.13)
  • Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V): +1.91% (274.32)
  • Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL): +1.46% (229.79)

• Worst Performers:

  • Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD): -0.91% (367.06)
  • Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM): -0.73% (257.01)
  • Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ): -0.58% (41.25)

S&P 500

• Top Performers:
• Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY): +14.11% (100.18)
• Cooper Companies Inc (NASDAQ:COO): +11.84% (105.73)

• West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST): +5.77% (314.79)

• Worst Performers:

  • Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG): -32.15% (84.03)
  • Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR): -10.26% (84.77)
  • NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP): -9.64% (119.20)

NASDAQ Composite

• Top Performers:

  • XORTX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:XRTX): +130.77% (2.70)
  • Biocardia Inc (NASDAQ:BCDA): +82.73% (4.02)
  • Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:LUCY): +53.78% (5.09)

• Worst Performers:

  • iLearningEngines Inc (NASDAQ:AILE): -53.29% (1.49)
  • Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC): -34.67% (0.41)
  • Portage Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:PRTG): -32.03% (4.52)

Market Breadth

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 1928 to 880, while on the Nasdaq, 1974 rose against 1284 declines.

Notable Stock Movement

• Best Buy Co Inc and Cooper Companies Inc reached 52-week highs.
• Dollar General and iLearningEngines fell to low points.

Volatility and Commodities

The CBOE Volatility Index dropped 8.53% to 15.65.

• Gold Futures: +0.67% to $2,554.80 per ounce
• Crude Oil: +1.88% to $75.92 per barrel
• Brent Oil: +1.68% to $78.88 per barrel

Currency

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.11
• USD/JPY: +0.28% to 144.97
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.32% at 101.31