US stock indices fell at the close of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 1.45%.

Investing.com – US stocks fell after Monday’s close as losses in , and sectors pushed stocks lower.

At the close of trading in New York it lost 1.45%, while it fell 1.54% and weakened 1.58%.

Among today’s top stocks was Merck & Co. (NYSE:NYSE), which rose 0.88%, or 0.95 points, to close at 108.45. On the other hand, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:) gained 0.29% or 0.44 points to close at 153.51, while Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) gained 0.22% or 0.34 points to 153.69 in recent trading.

As for the weaker performer at the end of the trading day, the shares closed Boeing Co (NYSE: ) down 3.66%, or 6.53 points, to trade at 171.83 levels at the close. 3M Group (NYSE:) lost 3.41%, or 4.40 points, to close at 124.64, while The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) closed down 3.22%, or 3.18 points , at 95.69.

The best performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was instead recorded by a stock Catalent Inc. (NYSE:), which rose 13.32% to a price of 46.91, Wayne Resources Ltd (NASDAQ:) also continued its gains to 4.36% and closed at 78.20, as did Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:) climbs 1.98% It closed its trade at a price of 457.24.

Among the stocks that underperformed today were VF Corp. (NYSE:), which fell by 5.62%, and closed the session at 32.41, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:), which lost 5.48%, at a price of 5.52 and shares of Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:). NXP semiconductors (NASDAQ :), which weakened 4.97% and closed at 164.10 in today’s trading session.

The best performance of the Nasdaq index was instead recorded by shares Seco Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:), down 15.33% to 2.37, NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued to climb 144.27% to close at 0.63, as did Taboola (NASDAQ:) soared 43.48% to close at 2.64.

Among the underperforming stocks today we mention the stock of the company Cin Cor Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 46.81%, and closed the session at a price of 14.11 shares, Troika Media Group (NASDAQ:), which lost 30.90%, at a price of 0, 16 shares. TC BioPharm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 28.17% and closed today’s trading session at 4.82.

The number of shares falling surpassed the number of shares that finished higher on the New York Stock Exchange at 2427 versus 688, while 94 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq stock exchange, 2752 shares declined and 1063 strengthened their position, while 184 shares maintained their value.

Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:) stock fell to an all-time low, falling 5.48%, or 0.32 points, to 5.52. Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ) stock rose to an all-time high and continued to climb 1.98%, or 8.89 points, to a price of 457.24. Merck & Co. (NYSE:) shares soared to an all-time high, adding 0.88%, or 0.95 points, to a price of 108.45. Shares of Troika Media Group (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, falling 30.90%, or 0.07 points, to 0.16. Shares of TC BioPharm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, falling 28.17%, or 1.89 points, to 4.82.

which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded up 8.29% to close at 22.20.

Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.82%, or 14.40%, to close at $1,739.60 an ounce. In other commodity trading, WTI crude oil futures contracts for delivery in January were up 0.46%, or 0.35 points, to trade at $76.63 a barrel as the contract Contracts for February Brent oil fell 0.48%, or 0.40 points, and closed at $83.31 a barrel.

The EUR/USD pair lost 0.53% and was trading as low as 1.03, while the USD/JPY pair continued its decline by 0.14%, reaching levels of 138.90.

Dollar index futures were trading 0.66% higher to hit 106.62.