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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

Published 01/19/2017, 03:25 PM
Updated 01/19/2017, 03:25 PM
© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.33% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), which rose 0.90% or 1.42 points to trade at 159.74 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 0.50% or 0.79 points to end at 158.53 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.26% or 0.24 points to 93.57 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), which fell 1.73% or 1.49 points to trade at 84.79 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.63% or 0.99 points to end at 60.17 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.20% or 2.80 points to 231.49.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) which rose 22.17% to 45.05, Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was up 4.56% to settle at 139.34 and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) which gained 4.16% to close at 114.54.

The worst performers were Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was down 5.73% to 6.580 in late trade, Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) which lost 3.84% to settle at 21.01 and JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which was down 3.71% to 94.39 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Delta Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:DELT) which rose 148.58% to 2.1500, NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ:NFEC) which was up 48.05% to settle at 1.3400 and Bioanalytical Systems Inc (NASDAQ:BASI) which gained 35.60% to close at 0.951.

The worst performers were DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which was down 34.28% to 1.04 in late trade, Amedica Corp (NASDAQ:AMDA) which lost 31.37% to settle at 0.435 and Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) which was down 23.91% to 0.3115 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2288 to 842 and 68 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1751 fell and 719 advanced, while 111 ended unchanged.

Shares in CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) rose to all time highs; gaining 22.17% or 8.18 to 45.05. Shares in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) rose to all time highs; rising 4.56% or 6.08 to 139.34. Shares in Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.16% or 4.57 to 114.54. Shares in Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; rising 0.90% or 1.42 to 159.74. Shares in DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 34.28% or 0.55 to 1.04. Shares in Amedica Corp (NASDAQ:AMDA) fell to all time lows; down 31.37% or 0.199 to 0.435. Shares in Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) fell to all time lows; falling 23.91% or 0.0979 to 0.3115.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.89% to 13.09.

Gold for February delivery was down 0.60% or 7.25 to $1204.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.59% or 0.30 to hit $51.38 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.52% or 0.28 to trade at $54.20 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.0657, while USD/JPY rose 0.16% to 114.84.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 101.16.

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