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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.25%

Published 02/08/2019, 04:25 PM
Updated 02/08/2019, 04:26 PM
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.25%

U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.25%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.25%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which rose 1.47% or 1.77 points to trade at 122.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) added 1.27% or 0.53 points to end at 42.23 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.05% or 0.49 points to 47.19 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 2.64% or 7.10 points to trade at 261.90 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.52% or 1.08 points to end at 70.12 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 1.19% or 1.15 points to 95.58.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which rose 32.15% to 9.33, Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was up 23.22% to settle at 15.23 and Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which gained 16.05% to close at 97.60.

The worst performers were The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) which was down 9.05% to 18.69 in late trade, Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ:HSIC) which lost 5.31% to settle at 59.15 and Hanesbrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) which was down 4.65% to 17.84 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were eGain Corporation (NASDAQ:EGAN) which rose 47.72% to 10.990, Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) which was up 35.53% to settle at 0.515 and Eyenovia Inc (NASDAQ:EYEN) which gained 28.05% to close at 6.30.

The worst performers were Cellect Biotechnology Ltd (NASDAQ:APOP) which was down 49.78% to 1.15 in late trade, Magnegas Applied Technology Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MNGA) which lost 48.17% to settle at 0.990 and Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) which was down 47.29% to 1.070 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1587 to 1416 and 109 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1343 fell and 1271 advanced, while 100 ended unchanged.

Shares in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.05% or 1.86 to 18.69. Shares in Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ:HSIC) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.31% or 3.32 to 59.15. Shares in Cellect Biotechnology Ltd (NASDAQ:APOP) fell to all time lows; falling 49.78% or 1.14 to 1.15. Shares in Magnegas Applied Technology Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MNGA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 48.17% or 0.920 to 0.990.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.97% to 15.72.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 3.55 to $1317.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $52.71 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.75% or 0.46 to trade at $62.09 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1324, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 109.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.415.

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