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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade

Published 02/18/2015, 04:30 PM
Updated 02/18/2015, 04:30 PM
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade

U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecommunications and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.92% or 1.76 points to trade at 93.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 0.90% or 0.77 points to end at 86.26 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 0.89% or 0.70 points to 79.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), which fell 2.19% or 2.04 points to trade at 91.01 at the close. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.74% or 1.96 points to end at 110.44 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 1.35% or 0.47 points to 34.27.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) which rose 12.40% to 16.68, Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) which was up 4.60% to settle at 87.09 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 3.76% to close at 25.92.

The worst performers were Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ:FOSL) which was down 15.74% to 83.69 in late trade, Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ:GRMN) which lost 10.74% to settle at 50.71 and Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) which was down 9.07% to 8.02 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Capnia Inc (NASDAQ:CAPN) which rose 145.27% to 5.96, Angies List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI) which was up 58.90% to settle at 7.77 and Eagle Pharm (NASDAQ:EGRX) which gained 40.80% to close at 36.75.

The worst performers were Rosetta Genomics Ltd (NASDAQ:ROSG) which was down 20.83% to 3.800 in late trade, Astea International Inc (NASDAQ:ATEA) which lost 19.54% to settle at 1.400 and CollabRx Inc (NASDAQ:CLRX) which was down 19.13% to 1.140 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1607 to 1184 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1419 rose and 1355 declined, while 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) rose to 5-year highs; up 12.40% or 1.84 to 16.68. Shares in Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ:FOSL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.74% or 15.63 to 83.69. Shares in Capnia Inc (NASDAQ:CAPN) rose to all time highs; gaining 145.27% or 3.53 to 5.96. Shares in Eagle Pharm (NASDAQ:EGRX) rose to all time highs; gaining 40.80% or 10.65 to 36.75.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.15% to 15.46.

Gold for April delivery was up 0.19% or 2.30 to $1210.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 3.54% or 1.92 to hit $52.37 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 3.78% or 2.37 to trade at $60.16 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1403, while USD/JPY fell 0.49% to 118.67.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 94.12.

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