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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.79%

Published 03/04/2019, 06:25 PM
Updated 03/04/2019, 06:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.79%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.79%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.79%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP), which rose 1.71% or 0.91 points to trade at 54.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.20% or 0.64 points to end at 53.94 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.64% or 0.88 points to 138.35 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 4.12% or 10.13 points to trade at 236.02 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 2.81% or 1.87 points to end at 64.74 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 2.41% or 4.46 points to 180.59.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which rose 3.85% to 33.47, PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) which was up 3.52% to settle at 27.68 and Noble Energy Inc (NYSE:NBL) which gained 3.50% to close at 23.63.

The worst performers were CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which was down 6.32% to 12.15 in late trade, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which lost 6.00% to settle at 27.74 and Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) which was down 4.90% to 292.59 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were JMU Ltd (NASDAQ:JMU) which rose 173.68% to 2.600, Iconix Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ:ICON) which was up 75.89% to settle at 0.33 and Ascendis Pharma AS (NASDAQ:ASND) which gained 74.00% to close at 120.60.

The worst performers were Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EVOK) which was down 57.24% to 1.30 in late trade, Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) which lost 28.76% to settle at 5.500 and Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) which was down 24.53% to 6.800 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1674 to 1319 and 108 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1625 fell and 1014 advanced, while 77 ended unchanged.

Shares in CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.32% or 0.82 to 12.15. Shares in Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EVOK) fell to all time lows; down 57.24% or 1.74 to 1.30. Shares in Ascendis Pharma AS (NASDAQ:ASND) rose to all time highs; rising 74.00% or 51.29 to 120.60. Shares in Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 24.53% or 2.210 to 6.800.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.88% to 14.63.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.07% or 0.95 to $1288.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $56.49 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $65.59 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1339, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 111.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.535.

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