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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.80%

Published 06/19/2020, 05:25 PM
Updated 06/19/2020, 05:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.80%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.80%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.80%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.56%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 5.12% or 2.15 points to trade at 44.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 2.20% or 1.68 points to end at 77.90 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was up 1.58% or 1.86 points to 119.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 3.40% or 4.02 points to trade at 114.35 at the close. Raytheon Technologies Corp (NYSE:RTX) declined 2.98% or 1.99 points to end at 64.89 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 2.74% or 5.27 points to 187.02.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which rose 8.26% to 105.40, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was up 7.80% to settle at 643.92 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which gained 5.12% to close at 44.13.

The worst performers were Ventas Inc (NYSE:VTR) which was down 9.02% to 35.80 in late trade, Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL) which lost 8.62% to settle at 51.00 and L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) which was down 7.30% to 14.48 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BYFC) which rose 94.71% to 3.310, MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) which was up 62.28% to settle at 1.850 and Urban One Inc Bats (NASDAQ:UONE) which gained 45.20% to close at 36.300.

The worst performers were Athersys Inc (NASDAQ:ATHX) which was down 31.36% to 1.970 in late trade, Obalon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OBLN) which lost 28.04% to settle at 0.770 and Yatra Online Inc (NASDAQ:YTRA) which was down 20.22% to 0.77 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1875 to 993 and 71 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1449 fell and 1263 advanced, while 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.26% or 8.04 to 105.40. Shares in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) rose to all time highs; up 7.80% or 46.57 to 643.92. Shares in Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BYFC) rose to 5-year highs; rising 94.71% or 1.610 to 3.310. Shares in MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 62.28% or 0.710 to 1.850. Shares in Urban One Inc Bats (NASDAQ:UONE) rose to 5-year highs; rising 45.20% or 11.300 to 36.300. Shares in Yatra Online Inc (NASDAQ:YTRA) fell to all time lows; falling 20.22% or 0.20 to 0.77.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.62% to 35.12.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.47% or 25.40 to $1756.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.57% or 0.61 to hit $39.45 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.08% or 0.45 to trade at $41.96 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1177, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 106.89.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 97.637.

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