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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.20%

Published 04/13/2021, 04:25 PM
Updated 04/13/2021, 04:25 PM
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.20%

U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.20%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.05%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.41% or 3.16 points to trade at 134.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.45% or 3.62 points to end at 253.14 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.40% or 3.21 points to 231.97 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which fell 2.50% or 3.37 points to trade at 131.22 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.28% or 3.12 points to end at 133.52 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 1.32% or 2.13 points to 159.51.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which rose 8.64% to 762.66, Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) which was up 3.41% to settle at 242.85 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which gained 3.10% to close at 627.20.

The worst performers were Alliance Data Systems Corp (NYSE:ADS) which was down 5.36% to 105.71 in late trade, Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which lost 5.28% to settle at 29.61 and PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) which was down 4.27% to 108.27 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mackinac Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:MFNC) which rose 59.53% to 21.01, Novocure Ltd (NASDAQ:NVCR) which was up 49.66% to settle at 197.37 and vTv Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VTVT) which gained 33.07% to close at 3.420.

The worst performers were Avenue Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATXI) which was down 23.91% to 5.41 in late trade, Adapthealth Corp (NASDAQ:AHCO) which lost 19.57% to settle at 29.75 and Lucira Health Inc (NASDAQ:LHDX) which was down 18.70% to 8.87 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1617 to 1437 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1756 fell and 1430 advanced, while 96 ended unchanged.

Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; up 3.10% or 18.84 to 627.20. Shares in Mackinac Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:MFNC) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 59.53% or 7.84 to 21.01. Shares in Novocure Ltd (NASDAQ:NVCR) rose to all time highs; up 49.66% or 65.49 to 197.37. Shares in vTv Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VTVT) rose to 52-week highs; up 33.07% or 0.850 to 3.420.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.54% to 16.65 a new 52-week low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.75% or 13.05 to $1745.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.16% or 0.69 to hit $60.39 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.98% or 0.62 to trade at $63.90 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1949, while USD/JPY fell 0.29% to 109.05.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 91.825.

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