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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.15%

Published 07/21/2017, 04:25 PM
Updated 07/21/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.15%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.15%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 1.52% or 1.49 points to trade at 99.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.44% or 0.85 points to end at 59.95 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 0.88% or 1.86 points to 212.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which fell 2.92% or 0.78 points to trade at 25.91 at the close. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.32% or 1.38 points to end at 103.25 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.95% or 2.12 points to 220.18.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) which rose 9.19% to 138.43, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) which was up 8.55% to settle at 87.94 and E-TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) which gained 5.13% to close at 41.63.

The worst performers were Helmerich & Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which was down 5.47% to 54.13 in late trade, Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) which lost 4.55% to settle at 927.47 and Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) which was down 4.35% to 12.97 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were TearLab Corp (NASDAQ:TEAR) which rose 89.77% to 3.3400, Top Ships Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) which was up 25.00% to settle at 0.2600 and ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) which gained 26.22% to close at 0.310.

The worst performers were DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which was down 27.91% to 2.17 in late trade, Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PTX) which lost 23.61% to settle at 3.430 and Omega Flex Inc (NASDAQ:OFLX) which was down 15.23% to 58.11 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1654 to 1444 and 144 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1442 fell and 1023 advanced, while 162 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) rose to all time highs; rising 9.19% or 11.65 to 138.43. Shares in E-TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.13% or 2.03 to 41.63. Shares in Visa Inc (NYSE:V) rose to all time highs; rising 1.52% or 1.49 to 99.60. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.92% or 0.78 to 25.91. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.88% or 1.86 to 212.14.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.51% to 9.34.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.68% or 8.41 to $1253.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.56% or 1.20 to hit $45.72 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.66% or 1.31 to trade at $47.99 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1662, while USD/JPY fell 0.70% to 111.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 93.78.

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