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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

Published 04/28/2020, 05:25 PM
Updated 04/28/2020, 05:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.40%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 4.15% or 1.43 points to trade at 35.87 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 3.68% or 3.13 points to end at 88.19 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was up 2.58% or 3.96 points to 157.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 3.33% or 2.80 points to trade at 81.18 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 2.44% or 4.24 points to end at 169.81 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.91% or 5.62 points to 288.36.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which rose 15.21% to 21.82, Alliance Data Systems Corp (NYSE:ADS) which was up 15.00% to settle at 47.60 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 14.42% to close at 13.09.

The worst performers were Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) which was down 12.46% to 71.81 in late trade, Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which lost 10.38% to settle at 8.20 and United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) which was down 5.97% to 96.43 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) which rose 308.00% to 4.080, Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNDX) which was up 69.42% to settle at 19.50 and Biocardia Inc (NASDAQ:BCDA) which gained 53.13% to close at 5.18.

The worst performers were DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ:DRIO) which was down 21.27% to 7.44 in late trade, Naked Brand Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAKD) which lost 19.91% to settle at 0.625 and Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which was down 18.71% to 6.43 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2085 to 802 and 59 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1487 rose and 1177 declined, while 61 ended unchanged.

Shares in Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 308.00% or 3.080 to 4.080. Shares in Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNDX) rose to all time highs; up 69.42% or 7.99 to 19.50.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.84% to 33.57.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.03% or 0.60 to $1724.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.91% or 0.50 to hit $13.28 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.17% or 0.04 to trade at $23.07 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.0824, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 106.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.053.

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