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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.30% to hit a new 6-months low, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.40%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.96%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ ), which rose 2.63% or 1.12 points to trade at 43.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV ) added 1.57% or 3.95 points to end at 255.94 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ) was up 1.46% or 1.36 points to 94.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD ), which fell 4.79% or 17.48 points to trade at 347.25 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM ) declined 4.51% or 12.84 points to end at 271.74 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was down 3.36% or 7.30 points to 209.68.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ) which rose 14.60% to 23.70, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG ) which was up 6.81% to settle at 79.95 and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR ) which gained 6.59% to close at 66.00.

The worst performers were Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE ) which was down 13.85% to 377.84 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which lost 7.98% to settle at 39.08 and Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV ) which was down 5.80% to 115.79 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Professional Diversity Network Inc (NASDAQ: IPDN ) which rose 1,022.21% to 2.36, Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: RGC ) which was up 206.30% to settle at 14.09 and LZ Technology Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: LZMH ) which gained 59.05% to close at 13.01.

The worst performers were Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCT ) which was down 46.15% to 0.35 in late trade, Springview Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: SPHL ) which lost 43.55% to settle at 0.70 and Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ADTX ) which was down 41.20% to 0.03 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2024 to 758 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2433 fell and 862 advanced, while 124 ended unchanged.

Shares in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE ) fell to 52-week lows; down 13.85% or 60.76 to 377.84. Shares in Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCT ) fell to all time lows; losing 46.15% or 0.30 to 0.35. Shares in Springview Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: SPHL ) fell to all time lows; down 43.55% or 0.54 to 0.70. Shares in Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ADTX ) fell to all time lows; down 41.20% or 0.02 to 0.03.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.77% to 24.66.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.70% or 50.01 to $2,996.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.43% or 0.97 to hit $66.71 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.40% or 0.99 to trade at $69.96 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.34% to 147.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 103.85.