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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.54%
Published Jul 03, 2018 04:25PM ET
© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.54%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.54%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.49%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which rose 0.93% or 1.13 points to trade at 122.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) added 0.59% or 0.48 points to end at 82.24 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 0.56% or 0.28 points to 50.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 2.64% or 2.07 points to trade at 76.28 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.80% or 2.46 points to end at 133.83 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 1.74% or 3.26 points to 183.92.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) which rose 12.75% to 132.05, Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which was up 4.05% to settle at 40.36 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which gained 3.36% to close at 96.62.
The worst performers were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 5.51% to 51.48 in late trade, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which lost 3.35% to settle at 167.25 and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which was down 3.32% to 77.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Anavex Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:AVXL) which rose 43.61% to 3.820, Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:JNP) which was up 31.61% to settle at 11.450 and Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MICT) which gained 31.71% to close at 1.620.
The worst performers were Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX) which was down 62.96% to 0.75 in late trade, Tintri Inc (NASDAQ:TNTR) which lost 23.57% to settle at 0.21 and SAExploration Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SAEX) which was down 25.22% to 1.720 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1887 to 1122 and 132 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1331 rose and 1151 declined, while 163 ended unchanged.
Shares in Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX) fell to all time lows; down 62.96% or 1.27 to 0.75. Shares in Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MICT) rose to 52-week highs; rising 31.71% or 0.390 to 1.620.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.46% to 16.14.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.98% or 12.20 to $1253.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.32% or 0.24 to hit $74.18 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.42 to trade at $77.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1663, while USD/JPY fell 0.28% to 110.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 94.31.
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