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

The index was down 1.56% and 1.57% respectively at the close.

They were the top performers at the session Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) fell 0.12%, or 0.26 points, to close at 222.82. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:) ended at 241.82 with a drop of 0.31%, or 0.75 point. Coca-Cola Co In late trade, the stock market fell 0.3% or 0.21 points (NYSE:) to 62.00

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ) were the worst-performing session. They fell 5.67%, or 2.69 points, to trade at 44.77 by the end. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) declined 3.71% or 1.91 points to end at 49.52 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) was down 3.00% or 4.22 points to 136.32.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:) which rose 3.16% to 20.22, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: ) which rose 3.11% to settle in 21.88 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE 🙂 saw a gain of 2.82% and closed at 83.78.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ) was the worst performer, falling 8.27% to 109.36 in late trading. Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:), lost 7.64%, to settle at 122.48, and PVH Corporation (NYSE:), was down 7.35% to reach 76.61 by the close.

Top performers of the NASDAQ Composite are Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:), which rose 105.36% up to 13.80; SAB Biotherapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:), which was up 44.62% and settled at 3.76; and Integrated Media Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ.), which gained 38.34%, to close at 31.14.

These were the worst performers Motorsport Gaming Us LLC (NASDAQ:), was down 35.92% – 1.32 late trade Missfresh Ltd ADR [NASDAQ:] which lost 29.36% and settled at 0.90. Clarus Therapeutics holdings Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 was also down 28.37% – 1.49 at close.

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The shares of Motorsport Gaming Us LLC (NASDAQ) plunged to their lowest levels in 35.92%, or 0.74 to 1.32. Missfresh Ltd (NASDAQ:), shares dropped to their lowest level, falling 29.36% to 0.38 to 0.90. Shares in Integrated Media Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ) rose by 38.34%, or 8.63 to 31.14.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.36% to 20.56.

For April delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.16% to $1936.50/troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 6.6%, or 6.96, to reach $100.86 per barrel in May. The June Brent oil contract dropped 5.53%, or 6.16, to trade at $105.28 per barrel.

The EUR/USD fell 0.7% to 1.11 while the USD/JPY dropped 0.07% at 121.71.

At 98.37, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.51%.