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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.06%

Published 09/23/2019, 05:25 PM
Updated 09/23/2019, 05:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.06%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.06%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.06%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which rose 1.23% or 1.44 points to trade at 118.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.17% or 1.01 points to end at 87.69 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 1.03% or 2.15 points to 211.54 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.77% or 4.12 points to trade at 228.77 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.24% or 0.68 points to end at 54.32 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 1.23% or 0.45 points to 36.24.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which rose 3.74% to 237.31, Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which was up 3.55% to settle at 161.22 and CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which gained 3.19% to close at 12.92.

The worst performers were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was down 4.40% to 77.64 in late trade, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which lost 3.70% to settle at 125.73 and ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which was down 3.50% to 186.01 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:AVDL) which rose 32.64% to 4.47, Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX) which was up 30.53% to settle at 2.950 and Melinta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MLNT) which gained 22.44% to close at 3.820.

The worst performers were Plus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PSTV) which was down 49.50% to 4.0500 in late trade, Reebonz Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:RBZ) which lost 38.76% to settle at 1.58 and Onconova Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONTX) which was down 28.12% to 1.1500 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1532 to 1348 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1474 fell and 1172 advanced, while 82 ended unchanged.

Shares in Onconova Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONTX) fell to all time lows; losing 28.12% or 0.4500 to 1.1500.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.68% to 14.91.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.95% or 14.45 to $1529.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.65% or 0.38 to hit $58.47 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.15% or 0.10 to trade at $64.42 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.0993, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 107.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 98.255.

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