© Reuters US equity indices were mixed late in today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.56%.
Investing.com – US stocks were mixed after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors propelled stocks higher. Conversely, losses were recorded in the sectors , and , which brought the indices down.
At the close of trading in New York, it closed down 0.56%, while it fell 0.09% and rose 0.13%.
Among today’s top stocks was Nike Inc. (NYSE:NYSE), which rose 1.29%, or 1.42 points, to close at 111.11. Meanwhile, Home Depot (NYSE:) added 0.95% or 3.08 points to close at 327.07, while The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) added 0.74% or 0.72 points to 98.59 in recent trading.
As for the worst performer at the end of the trading day, Salesforce Inc (NYSE: ) closed down 8.27%, or 13.25 points, and traded at 147.00 at the close. Shares of United Health Group Inc (NYSE:) fell 1.98%, or 10.85 points, to finish at 536.91. Boeing Co (NYSE 🙂 closed down 1.73%, or 3.10 points, at 175.78.
The best performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was instead recorded by the PVH stock (NYSE:), which rose by 9.51%, to a price of 73.57, Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ) also continued to climb 5.53% and closed at 139.39 levels, as did Synopsis Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 It climbed 5.39% and closed trade at a price of 357.84.
Among the stocks that underperformed today were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:), which lost 8.27% to close at 147.00, Dollar General (NYSE:), which lost 7.50%, to 236.51, and Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:), which weakened by 6.86% and closed at 52.38 in today’s trading session.
The best performance of the Nasdaq index was instead recorded by shares Neonode Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 44.63%, to 5.93, Vivacor Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued to climb 37.60% and closed at 1.80, as did the stock Conformis Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 It climbed 35.00% and closed trade at a price of 3.78.
Among the underperformers today was Yunhong CTI Ltd (NASDAQ:), which lost 54.20% to close the session at 0.38 per share. G-III Clothing Gr (NASDAQ:), which lost 44.66% at 11.97, and Azio Biologics (NASDAQ:), which lost 40.58% and closed today’s trading session at 4.10.
The number of gainers surpassed the number of stocks that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1702 versus 1414, while 117 remained unchanged. On the Nasdaq stock exchange, 1,963 of the stocks strengthened their positions and 1,767 withdrew, while 222 of the stocks held their value.
Shares of Yunhong CTI Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, falling 54.20%, or 0.45 points, to 0.38. Shares of G-III Apparel Gro (NASDAQ:) fell to a 52-week low, continuing their decline 44.66%, or 9.66 points, to a price of 11.97. Azio Biologics (NASDAQ:) shares fell to record lows, shedding 40.58%, or 2.80 points, to a price of 4.10.
which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, fell 3.50% and closed at 19.86, hitting an all-time high in 3 months.
Gold futures for February delivery rose 3.24%, or 56.95%, to close at $1,816.85 an ounce. In other commodity trading, WTI crude futures for delivery in January rose 1.03%, or 0.83 points, to trade at $81.38 a barrel, while the contract February Brent oil contracts rose 0.03%, or 0.03 points, and closed at $87.00 a barrel.
The EUR/USD pair gained 1.13% and was trading as low as 1.05, while the USD/JPY pair continued its 1.95% decline, reaching 135.34 levels.
Dollar index futures fell 1.14% to 104.69.
