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

The index dropped 1.47% and the market declined 1.81% at the close.

Walt and his team were the top performers during the session. Disney Company (NYSE:) traded at 152.16 after the close, up 3.35%. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:) Added 1.34%, or 2.89 points, to reach 218.75 Coca-Cola Co In late trade, the stock index (NYSE:) rose 0.56% to 61.38 or 0.34 point.

These were the worst performers of the session. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:) fell by 3.49% to end at 228.91. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ). The stock closed at 302.23 with a decline of 2.89% (8.98 points). Home Depot Inc (NYSE: ) fell 2.55%, or 9.28 points, to 355.09.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) which rose 3.35% to 152.16, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 3.28% to settle at 91.01 and Kellogg Company (NYSE:) which gained 3.11% to close at 63.58.

Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE:), down 15.52% at 10.83 in late trading, Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE:), down 8.77% to 35.98, and Zebra Technologies Corporation. (NASDAQ:), down 7.78% to 466.63 as of the closing.

These were the top performing NASDAQ Composite companies Dermata Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 rose 32.71% to 1.42. Hudson Capital Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 was up 25% to settle at 2.275 and 2.975. Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ): The stock gained 24.36% and closed at 1.940.

These were the worst performers 2U Inc (NASDAQ) was down 47.86%, to 9.38 in trade late. Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ) lost 38.99% to settle for 3.020 Aspen Group Inc (NASDAQ:) The close was down 38.0% to 1.240

New York Stock Exchange: Falling stocks outnumbered advanced ones by 2459. 821 and 110 were unchanged. On Nasdaq Stock Exchange 2603 fell, 1280 advanced and 192 were unchanged.

Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE 🙂 shares fell 52 weeks ago to their lowest level. They were down 15.52%, or 1.99 to 10.83. 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares plunged to new lows, down 47.86%, or 8.60 to 9.38. Quantum Corporation’s shares (NASDAQ:), fell 38.99%, or from 1.930 to 3.020. Aspen Group Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares plunged 38.0% to new lows, falling from 0.760 to 1.240

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 19.79% to 23.91.

For April delivery, gold futures fell 0.50% to $1827.40 an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil for March delivery rose 0.39 percent to $90.05 per barrel. The April Brent oil contract traded at $91.45/barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.3% to 1.1430 while USD/JPY gained 0.01% at 116.01.

At 95.668, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.18%.