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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.11%

Published 06/16/2017, 04:25 PM
Updated 06/16/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.11%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.11%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.11%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.90% or 2.02 points to trade at 108.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) added 1.50% or 1.23 points to end at 83.49 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.13% or 1.20 points to 107.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 4.65% or 3.67 points to trade at 75.24 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 3.40% or 1.80 points to end at 51.10 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 1.40% or 2.02 points to 142.27.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ:WFM) which rose 29.10% to 42.68, Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which was up 6.11% to settle at 1.39 and Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) which gained 4.23% to close at 25.36.

The worst performers were Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which was down 9.24% to 22.29 in late trade, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) which lost 7.19% to settle at 167.11 and AutoNation Inc (NYSE:AN) which was down 5.73% to 40.31 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Celsion Corp (NASDAQ:CLSN) which rose 56.10% to 3.200, Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ:WFM) which was up 29.10% to settle at 42.68 and Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) which gained 23.93% to close at 0.47.

The worst performers were Interpace Diagnostics Group Inc (NASDAQ:IDXG) which was down 39.24% to 0.9297 in late trade, iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) which lost 19.00% to settle at 12.15 and Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BSPM) which was down 18.12% to 1.3100 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1830 to 1399 and 24 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1434 fell and 1108 advanced, while 80 ended unchanged.

Shares in Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ:WFM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 29.10% or 9.62 to 42.68. Shares in Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.24% or 2.27 to 22.29. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.13% or 1.20 to 107.60. Shares in Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ:WFM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 29.10% or 9.62 to 42.68. Shares in Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BSPM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 18.12% or 0.2900 to 1.3100.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.95% to 10.36.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.19% or 2.35 to $1256.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.61% or 0.27 to hit $44.73 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.92% or 0.43 to trade at $47.35 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.48% to 1.1200, while USD/JPY fell 0.06% to 110.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 97.13.

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