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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.60%

Published 06/15/2015, 04:30 PM
Updated 06/15/2015, 04:30 PM
U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.60%

U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.60%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.60%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 1.13% or 1.33 points to trade at 118.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 0.22% or 0.07 points to end at 31.39 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 0.21% or 0.23 points to 110.18 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which fell 2.54% or 2.99 points to trade at 114.61 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.37% or 2.17 points to end at 155.87 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 1.30% or 0.75 points to 57.12.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) which rose 11.74% to 153.43, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was up 5.93% to settle at 53.48 and Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) which gained 4.44% to close at 121.01.

The worst performers were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 3.54% to 24.24 in late trade, SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) which lost 2.90% to settle at 64.18 and Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) which was down 2.90% to 117.03 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) which rose 375.76% to 0.157, Dealertrack Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TRAK) which was up 58.04% to settle at 62.98 and FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE) which gained 42.86% to close at 0.070.

The worst performers were Delta Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:DELT) which was down 27.58% to 11.00 in late trade, AirMedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:AMCN) which lost 17.77% to settle at 5.97 and Caesars Acquisit (NASDAQ:CACQ) which was down 16.81% to 6.93 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2260 to 882 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1667 fell and 1144 advanced, while 3 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) rose to all time highs; rising 11.74% or 16.12 to 153.43. Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.54% or 0.89 to 24.24. Shares in Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) rose to all time highs; rising 4.44% or 5.14 to 121.01. Shares in Delta Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:DELT) fell to all time lows; falling 27.58% or 4.19 to 11.00. Shares in Dealertrack Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TRAK) rose to all time highs; up 58.04% or 23.13 to 62.98.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.61% to 15.38 a new 1-month high.

Gold for August delivery was up 0.54% or 6.40 to $1185.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.55% or 0.33 to hit $60.07 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.25% or 0.81 to trade at $63.84 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1283, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 123.39.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 95.06.

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