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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.01%

Published 05/08/2018, 04:25 PM
Updated 05/08/2018, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.01%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.01%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.01%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.48% or 1.62 points to trade at 110.99 at the close. Meanwhile, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) added 1.42% or 0.20 points to end at 14.27 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 1.30% or 1.63 points to 126.57 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 1.49% or 0.71 points to trade at 47.02 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.27% or 0.88 points to end at 68.46 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 1.08% or 0.62 points to 56.76.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) which rose 9.50% to 62.10, Expeditors International Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) which was up 8.77% to settle at 69.58 and Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) which gained 5.44% to close at 130.53.

The worst performers were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 12.06% to 29.81 in late trade, Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ:HSIC) which lost 6.80% to settle at 71.08 and Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) which was down 5.56% to 30.59 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Amedica Corp (NASDAQ:AMDA) which rose 181.98% to 3.130, ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) which was up 55.21% to settle at 4.470 and Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ:BLNK) which gained 54.21% to close at 6.2300.

The worst performers were Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARLZ) which was down 67.34% to 0.50 in late trade, Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO) which lost 35.66% to settle at 5.06 and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which was down 31.28% to 1.450 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1533 to 1526 and 119 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1398 rose and 1145 declined, while 120 ended unchanged.

Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 12.06% or 4.09 to 29.81. Shares in Expeditors International Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) rose to all time highs; up 8.77% or 5.61 to 69.58. Shares in Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.56% or 1.80 to 30.59. Shares in Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARLZ) fell to all time lows; down 67.34% or 1.02 to 0.50. Shares in ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 55.21% or 1.590 to 4.470. Shares in Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO) fell to all time lows; losing 35.66% or 2.81 to 5.06. Shares in Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 31.28% or 0.660 to 1.450.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.20% to 14.72 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.05% or 0.70 to $1314.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.43% or 1.01 to hit $69.72 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.51 to trade at $75.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1864, while USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 109.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 92.94.

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