Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day up 0.2%, the NASDAQ down 0.1%, and the S&P 500 unchanged.

Biggest Gainer
In New York, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) closed at $24.41 (+1%), making it Thursday's biggest gainer. The runner up gainer, rising 0.8% to close at $106.79 on volume of 1.8 million, was Colgate-palmolive (NYSE:CL). The stock changed hands at one times its current three-month average volume, with 27 million shares traded. Pfizer is a global pharmaceutical company which develops and manufactures prescription medications for humans and animals.

Biggest Loser
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) closed at $9.25 (-2.3%), making it Thursday's biggest loser. Falling 2% to close at $17.21 on volume of 25 million, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was also hit hard. The stock traded on volume of 20.8 million, one times its average over the past three months. Alcoa is a global producer of aluminum. It is mainly engaged in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined. It is actively involved in a range of industries, including technology, mining, smelting, and recycling.

Other Notable New York Stocks
• Alcoa (AA): $9.25 (-22 cents)
• Apollo Investment Corporation (AINV): $8.04 (-10 cents)
• AOL, Inc. (AOL): $34.48 (-12 cents)
• Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO): $14.36 (-9 cents)
• Arrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW): $34.52 (-25 cents)
• American Express (AXP): $58.34 (-33 cents)
• Bank of New York Mellon (BK): $23.15 (-31 cents)
• Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY): $33.08 (+18 cents)
• Citigroup Inc. (C): $33.81 (-37 cents)
• CBS (CBS): $36.70 (-36 cents)
• Colgate-Palmolive (CL): $106.79 (+90 cents)
• Goldman Sachs Group (GS): $117.63 (-$1.39)
• Hess (HES): $55.44 (+34 cents)
• IBM (IBM): $206.18 (-25 cents)
• JPMorgan Chase (JPM): $41.25 (-9 cents)
• L-3 Communications (LLL): $72.23 (-12 cents)
• MetLife (MET): $34.70 (-26 cents)
• Morgan Stanley (MS): $17.21 (-36 cents)
• PepsiCo (PEP): $71.24 (+39 cents)
• Pfizer (PFE): $24.41 (+25 cents)
• Philip Morris International (PM): $92.13 (+49 cents)
• Prudential Financial (PRU): $57.05 (-49 cents)
• Time Warner Cable (TWC): $93.58 (+22 cents)
• Time Warner (TWX): $45.79 (+28 cents)
• Verizon Communications (VZ): $45.49 (+22 cents)