Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms , Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology , Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.65%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO ), which rose 4.85% or 2.97 points to trade at 64.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO ) added 3.62% or 2.51 points to end at 71.67 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN ) was up 3.57% or 9.36 points to 271.64 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH ), which fell 10.93% or 33.66 points to trade at 274.35 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) declined 2.42% or 5.09 points to end at 205.16 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS ) was down 0.64% or 0.72 points to 112.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were STERIS plc (NYSE: STE ) which rose 8.48% to 246.79, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG ) which was up 6.03% to settle at 92.99 and FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC ) which gained 5.49% to close at 39.22.

The worst performers were Fiserv Inc (NYSE: FI ) which was down 16.19% to 159.13 in late trade, Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) which lost 10.93% to settle at 274.35 and First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR ) which was down 3.52% to 186.18 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Click Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: CLIK ) which rose 151.32% to 0.70, Aytu BioScience Inc (NASDAQ: AYTU ) which was up 89.62% to settle at 2.56 and Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ: KDLY ) which gained 81.05% to close at 13.85.

The worst performers were Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ: HCTI ) which was down 83.29% to 0.04 in late trade, Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: WYHG ) which lost 81.51% to settle at 1.72 and Ree Automotive Holding Inc (NASDAQ: REE ) which was down 71.43% to 0.94 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1710 to 1075 and 62 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1827 rose and 1498 declined, while 106 ended unchanged.

Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.93% or 33.66 to 274.35. Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.93% or 33.66 to 274.35. Shares in Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ: HCTI ) fell to all time lows; losing 83.29% or 0.19 to 0.04. Shares in Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: WYHG ) fell to all time lows; down 81.51% or 7.58 to 1.72. Shares in Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ: KDLY ) rose to all time highs; rising 81.05% or 6.20 to 13.85. Shares in Ree Automotive Holding Inc (NASDAQ: REE ) fell to all time lows; losing 71.43% or 2.35 to 0.94.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.30% to 17.82 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.66% or 52.79 to $3,241.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.20% or 1.39 to hit $61.76 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.16% or 1.43 to trade at $64.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.72% to 145.64.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 100.67.