Get 40% Off
🤯 This Tech Portfolio is up 29% YTD! Join Now to Get April’s Top PicksGet The Picks – Just 99 USD

U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

Published 26/05/2016, 21:25
Updated 26/05/2016, 21:25
© Reuters.  U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

© Reuters. U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Technology sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.14%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 0.79% or 0.79 points to trade at 100.41 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) added 0.70% or 0.31 points to end at 44.69 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.64% or 0.85 points to 134.05 in late trade.

Biggest losers included EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which lost 1.86% or 1.27 points to trade at 66.96 in late trade. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.26% or 2.03 points to end at 159.22 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) shed 0.75% or 0.49 points to 65.03.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which rose 12.77% to 88.37, HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which was up 6.89% to settle at 13.04 and Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ:PDCO) which gained 5.87% to close at 48.19.

The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 10.49% to 97.00 in late trade, CSRA Inc (NYSE:CSRA) which lost 5.73% to settle at 24.17 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was down 4.11% to 47.59 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Minerva Neu (NASDAQ:NERV) which rose 233.33% to 11.80, Flexion Theraptc (NASDAQ:FLXN) which was up 50.48% to settle at 17.23 and Peak Resorts Inc (NASDAQ:SKIS) which gained 27.00% to close at 4.28.

The worst performers were Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IONS) which was down 39.42% to 21.36 in late trade, Paragon Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:PRGN) which lost 34.59% to settle at 1.0400 and Ovascience Inc (NASDAQ:OVAS) which was down 29.14% to 6.93 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1702 to 1612 and 27 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1424 fell and 1125 advanced, while 75 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.59% to 13.54 a new 1-month low.

In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was down 0.31% or 3.85 to $1219.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.46% or 0.23 to hit $49.33 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.33 to trade at $49.41 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.1191, while USD/JPY fell 0.36% to 109.78.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 95.16.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.