Six of the 11 major sectors of the broader index closed in the green led by 0.9% gain in the materials.
In fact, the materials sector also outperformed on Thursday, the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund hit a fresh intraday all-time high, with Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
While both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq recover grounds on Thursday, the Dow was weighed down by steep decline in shares of Disney that reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 earnings after market close on Nov 10.