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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.01%

Published 05/16/2017, 04:25 PM
Updated 05/16/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.01%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.01%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.01%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 2.01% or 1.37 points to trade at 69.41 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) added 1.43% or 2.17 points to end at 153.68 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 0.69% or 1.01 points to 147.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.99% or 3.41 points to trade at 168.12 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.84% or 0.99 points to end at 52.78 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 1.57% or 0.52 points to 32.60.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which rose 4.65% to 1.35, Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which was up 4.61% to settle at 74.84 and Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) which gained 2.21% to close at 50.96.

The worst performers were Tegna Inc (NYSE:TGNA) which was down 6.42% to 22.0100 in late trade, H&R Block Inc (NYSE:HRB) which lost 6.01% to settle at 25.18 and DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which was down 5.97% to 62.09 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were xG Technology Inc (NASDAQ:XGTI) which rose 39.31% to 2.0200, Natures Sunshine Products Inc (NASDAQ:NATR) which was up 27.68% to settle at 11.30 and Lightbridge Corp (NASDAQ:LTBR) which gained 26.71% to close at 1.8500.

The worst performers were EnteroMedics Inc (NASDAQ:ETRM) which was down 28.20% to 4.3800 in late trade, Mirna Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MIRN) which lost 27.59% to settle at 1.470 and Cartesian I (NASDAQ:CRTN) which was down 23.42% to 0.490 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1784 to 1418 and 44 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1308 fell and 1194 advanced, while 115 ended unchanged.

Shares in Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.61% or 3.30 to 74.84. Shares in Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.21% or 1.10 to 50.96. Shares in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.69% or 1.01 to 147.29. Shares in Cartesian I (NASDAQ:CRTN) fell to all time lows; falling 23.42% or 0.150 to 0.490.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.25% to 10.55.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.57% or 7.00 to $1237.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.59% or 0.29 to hit $48.56 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.50% or 0.26 to trade at $51.56 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 1.02% to 1.1087, while USD/JPY fell 0.66% to 113.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.77% at 98.05.

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