U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.10%

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U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.10%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare , Utilities and Technology sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms , Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.07%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE: V ), which rose 1.34% or 1.38 points to trade at 104.56 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) added 1.28% or 0.94 points to end at 74.34 and 3M Company (NYSE: MMM ) was up 1.19% or 2.41 points to 204.46 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS ), which lost 4.37% or 4.44 points to trade at 97.06 in late trade. General Electric Company (NYSE: GE ) declined 3.61% or 0.90 points to end at 24.02 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM ) shed 1.75% or 1.58 points to 88.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were AbbVie Inc (NYSE: ABBV ) which rose 6.14% to 81.780, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY ) which was up 4.96% to settle at 62.84 and Perrigo Co (NYSE: PRGO ) which gained 4.93% to close at 82.19.

The worst performers were Leggett & Platt Incorporated (NYSE: LEG ) which was down 6.53% to 43.50 in late trade, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) which lost 6.24% to settle at 38.60 and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN ) which was down 5.66% to 471.92 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ: NLNK ) which rose 74.58% to 13.60, Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ: VRNA ) which was up 39.33% to settle at 16.66 and ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: EPIX ) which gained 37.50% to close at 0.440.

The worst performers were Gulf Resources Inc (NASDAQ: GURE ) which was down 17.59% to 1.640 in late trade, LM Funding America Inc (NASDAQ: LMFA ) which lost 15.95% to settle at 1.82 and Federated National Holding Company (NASDAQ: FNHC ) which was down 15.73% to 10.55 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1606 to 1479 and 153 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1330 fell and 1169 advanced, while 149 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.43% to 11.58.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.10% or 14.77 to $1353.77 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $49.13 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.32 to trade at $54.52 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.91% to 1.2025, while USD/JPY fell 0.70% to 108.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.80% at 91.47.

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