US stock indices fell at the close of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.85%.

Investing.com – US stocks were lower by Friday’s close as losses in the , and sectors pushed stocks lower.

At the close of trading in New York, it lost 0.85% and hit a record low in a month, while declining 1.11% and 0.97%.

Among today’s top stocks was Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:NYSE), which rose 0.89%, or 2.06 points, to close at 232.72. On the contrary, it shares Boeing Co (NYSE:) added 0.53% or 0.98 points to close at 184.70, while Dow Inc (NYSE:) rose 0.55% or 0.27 points to 49.80 in late trading.

As for the worst performer at the end of the trading day, shares of American Express Company (NYSE:) finished down 2.61%, or 3.92 points, to trade at 146.30 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:) fell 2.43%, or 2.64 points, to close at 105.87, and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:) closed down 2.06%, or 5.61 points, to 266.12.

The best performer in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was Adobe Systems Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.99% to a price of 338.54. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued its its rise of 2.82% and closed at 119.43 levels, as well as the shares Universal health services (NYSE:) rose 2.49% and closed trade at a price of 135.83.

Stocks that underperformed today include Ford Motor Company (NYSE:), which fell 6.98% to close the session at 12.12, Moderna Biotechnology (NASDAQ:), which lost 6.74 %, priced at 193.29, and Carmax Inc. (NYSE:), which weakened 6.02% and closed at 61.45 in today’s trading session.

The best performance of the Nasdaq index was instead recorded by Cosmos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose by 178.91%, to a price of 23.01, Nanthealth LLC (NASDAQ:) also continued its climb to 98.95% and closed at 5.70 levels, as well as Train Insurance Group (NASDAQ:) share climbed to 91.51% and closed at a price of 5.97.

Among the underperforming stocks today we mention the stock of the company Synaptogenix Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 74.63%, and closed the session at a price of 1.20, Agrivy Corp. (NASDAQ:), which lost 69.87%, at a price of 0.25 and a action. Axcella Health Inc (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 63.08% and closed today’s session at 0.16.

The number of shares falling surpassed the number of shares that finished higher on the New York Stock Exchange at 2166 versus 889, while 100 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq stock exchange, 2217 shares declined and 1496 strengthened their position, while 164 shares maintained their value.

Cosmos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ) shares soared to an all-time high, adding 178.91%, or 14.76 points, to a price of 23.01. Shares of Synaptogenix Inc (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low, falling 74.63%, or 3.53 points, to 1.20. Shares of Agrivi Corp (NASDAQ: ) fell to a record low, falling 69.87%, or 0.57 points, to 0.25. Shares of Axcella Health Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, continuing their decline 63.08%, or 0.28 points, to a price of 0.16.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, which traded down 0.92% to close at 22.62.

Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.84%, or 15.10%, to close at $1,802.90 an ounce. Elsewhere, January WTI crude futures contracts for delivery fell 2.34%, or 1.78%, to $74.33 a barrel, while the February contract for Brent oil contracts fell 2.64%, or 2.14 points, and closed at $79.07 a barrel. .

EUR/USD maintained its stability 0.37% and traded as low as 1.06, while USD/JPY continued its decline 0.78% reaching 136.68 levels .

Dollar index futures were trading 0.22% higher to hit 104.43.