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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.12%

Published 10/11/2022, 04:25 PM
Updated 10/11/2022, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.12%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.12%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.12%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.65%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 5.72% or 13.29 points to trade at 245.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 2.63% or 3.40 points to end at 132.72 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 2.42% or 0.77 points to 32.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which fell 2.87% or 3.01 points to trade at 101.98 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 2.16% or 2.06 points to end at 93.10 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 2.11% or 6.33 points to 294.21.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) which rose 7.31% to 9.39, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) which was up 5.72% to settle at 245.44 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which gained 4.53% to close at 53.71.

The worst performers were Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was down 7.47% to 36.35 in late trade, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which lost 7.02% to settle at 59.64 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was down 6.82% to 214.29 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Fednat Holding Co (NASDAQ:FNHC) which rose 107.65% to 0.34, Dice Molecules Holdings LLC (NASDAQ:DICE) which was up 62.27% to settle at 40.00 and Immunic Inc (NASDAQ:IMUX) which gained 51.77% to close at 9.41.

The worst performers were Happiness Biotech Group Ltd (NASDAQ:HAPP) which was down 24.66% to 2.42 in late trade, NeuroMetrix Inc (NASDAQ:NURO) which lost 24.30% to settle at 2.15 and Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RIGL) which was down 21.00% to 0.90 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1770 to 1334 and 125 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2270 fell and 1535 advanced, while 211 ended unchanged.

Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.87% or 3.01 to 101.98. Shares in Happiness Biotech Group Ltd (NASDAQ:HAPP) fell to all time lows; falling 24.66% or 0.79 to 2.42. Shares in Dice Molecules Holdings LLC (NASDAQ:DICE) rose to all time highs; up 62.27% or 15.35 to 40.00. Shares in NeuroMetrix Inc (NASDAQ:NURO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 24.30% or 0.69 to 2.15.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.64% to 33.63 a new 3-months high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.06% or 1.05 to $1,674.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.82% or 2.57 to hit $88.56 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.65% or 2.55 to trade at $93.64 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 0.97, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 145.79.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 113.15.

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