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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.23%

Published 10/23/2017, 04:25 PM
Updated 10/23/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.23%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.23%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.23%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.40%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which rose 1.38% or 1.21 points to trade at 88.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.13% or 0.60 points to end at 53.66 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.99% or 0.40 points to 40.83 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which fell 6.34% or 1.51 points to trade at 22.32 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 1.78% or 2.96 points to end at 163.34 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 1.55% or 2.52 points to 159.55.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which rose 12.62% to 39.35, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was up 5.38% to settle at 69.95 and DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which gained 2.78% to close at 61.00.

The worst performers were Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which was down 10.38% to 24.35 in late trade, Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which lost 8.60% to settle at 89.75 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was down 6.34% to 22.32 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SenesTech Inc (NASDAQ:SNES) which rose 84.81% to 2.92, Exactech Inc (NASDAQ:EXAC) which was up 30.78% to settle at 41.85 and Atossa Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:ATOS) which gained 29.17% to close at 0.6200.

The worst performers were DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT) which was down 41.09% to 28.32 in late trade, Connecture Inc (NASDAQ:CNXR) which lost 40.80% to settle at 0.290 and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which was down 18.30% to 13.300 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2060 to 1020 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1708 fell and 791 advanced, while 134 ended unchanged.

Shares in VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.38% or 3.57 to 69.95. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.34% or 1.51 to 22.32. Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.38% or 1.21 to 88.65. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.34% or 1.51 to 22.32. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.99% or 0.40 to 40.83. Shares in DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 41.09% or 19.75 to 28.32. Shares in Exactech Inc (NASDAQ:EXAC) rose to all time highs; gaining 30.78% or 9.85 to 41.85. Shares in Connecture Inc (NASDAQ:CNXR) fell to all time lows; falling 40.80% or 0.200 to 0.290.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 9.63% to 10.93.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 2.76 to $1283.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.38 to trade at $57.37 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.1747, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 113.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 93.74.

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