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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.52%

Published 08/03/2015, 04:30 PM
Updated 08/03/2015, 04:32 PM
U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.52%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.52%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), which rose 1.12% or 0.46 points to trade at 41.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 0.93% or 1.12 points to end at 121.12 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.77% or 0.82 points to 106.94 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which fell 3.25% or 2.88 points to trade at 85.60 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 2.36% or 2.87 points to end at 118.44 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 2.02% or 3.28 points to 158.71.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which rose 9.00% to 5.14, Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was up 5.38% to settle at 53.30 and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which gained 4.01% to close at 41.71.

The worst performers were Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) which was down 9.90% to 39.96 in late trade, Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) which lost 7.81% to settle at 38.71 and CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which was down 7.63% to 15.26 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc (NASDAQ:GAI) which rose 115.00% to 6.45, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:LXRX) which was up 61.26% to settle at 13.610 and US Energy Corp (NASDAQ:USEG) which gained 41.67% to close at 0.595.

The worst performers were Abengoa SA (NASDAQ:ABGB) which was down 29.90% to 7.75 in late trade, Inventergy (NASDAQ:INVT) which lost 19.85% to settle at 0.300 and HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) which was down 19.62% to 9.26 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1998 to 1091 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1757 fell and 1056 advanced, while 10 ended unchanged.

Shares in Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.81% or 3.28 to 38.71. Shares in CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.63% or 1.26 to 15.26. Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.25% or 2.88 to 85.60. Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.93% or 1.12 to 121.12. Shares in Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc (NASDAQ:GAI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 115.00% or 3.45 to 6.45. Shares in Abengoa SA (NASDAQ:ABGB) fell to all time lows; losing 29.90% or 3.31 to 7.75. Shares in Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:LXRX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 61.26% or 5.170 to 13.610. Shares in HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) fell to 5-year lows; falling 19.62% or 2.26 to 9.26.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.63% to 12.56.

Gold for December delivery was down 0.87% or 9.50 to $1085.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.87% or 1.82 to hit $45.28 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 5.09% or 2.66 to trade at $49.54 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.0952, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 124.00.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 97.60.

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