U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.47%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the gained 1.47% to hit a new 52-week high, while the index climbed 0.38%, and the index lost 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:), which rose 9.36% or 21.55 points to trade at 251.90 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) added 3.37% or 18.02 points to end at 553.00 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was up 3.23% or 7.25 points to 231.68 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which fell 0.48% or 0.22 points to trade at 44.73 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.34% or 0.53 points to end at 155.55 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was down 0.25% or 0.36 points to 143.55.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) which rose 9.36% to 251.90, Phillips 66 (NYSE:) which was up 5.44% to settle at 128.87 and Discover Financial Services (NYSE:) which gained 4.62% to close at 93.00.

The worst performers were Ford Motor Company (NYSE:) which was down 3.12% to 10.26 in late trade, Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 2.97% to settle at 10.46 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 2.85% to 467.70 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Minim Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 386.74% to 4.48, Soligenix Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 135.97% to settle at 0.98 and Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:) which gained 84.95% to close at 7.99.

The worst performers were Green Giant Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 88.62% to 0.18 in late trade, View Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 42.12% to settle at 0.63 and Yoshiharu Global Co (NASDAQ:) which was down 41.28% to 5.42 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1789 to 1108 and 81 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1747 rose and 1715 declined, while 131 ended unchanged.

Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.36% or 21.55 to 251.90. Shares in Phillips 66 (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 5.44% or 6.65 to 128.87. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.36% or 21.55 to 251.90. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.37% or 18.02 to 553.00. Shares in Green Giant Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; down 88.62% or 1.43 to 0.18. Shares in View Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 42.12% or 0.46 to 0.63. Shares in Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 84.95% or 3.67 to 7.99.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.46% to 12.92.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 10.20 to $2,036.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.75% or 2.14 to hit $75.72 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.81% or 2.33 to trade at $80.55 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.73% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.65% to 148.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.74% at 103.44.