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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.79%

Published 07/24/2018, 04:25 PM
Updated 07/24/2018, 04:26 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.79%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.79%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.79% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.48%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), which rose 3.76% or 4.87 points to trade at 134.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 2.16% or 2.73 points to end at 129.36 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 2.08% or 2.52 points to 123.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 1.38% or 1.06 points to trade at 75.53 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 0.51% or 0.81 points to end at 157.94 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 0.35% or 0.39 points to 110.70.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Avery Dennison Corp (NYSE:AVY) which rose 11.08% to 114.37, Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which was up 7.67% to settle at 44.63 and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which gained 5.03% to close at 93.35.

The worst performers were Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) which was down 14.52% to 128.82 in late trade, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) which lost 8.24% to settle at 105.42 and Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which was down 4.65% to 101.11 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) which rose 27.47% to 8.4000, Liberty Tax Inc (NASDAQ:TAX) which was up 25.82% to settle at 10.600 and NII Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NIHD) which gained 24.82% to close at 5.230.

The worst performers were Superconductor Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SCON) which was down 23.94% to 7.1500 in late trade, Astec Industries Inc (NASDAQ:ASTE) which lost 20.71% to settle at 48.21 and Beasley Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ:BBGI) which was down 17.42% to 7.350 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1648 to 1394 and 136 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1823 fell and 751 advanced, while 122 ended unchanged.

Shares in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) fell to 52-week lows; down 14.52% or 21.89 to 128.82. Shares in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.03% or 4.47 to 93.35. Shares in Superconductor Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SCON) fell to 52-week highs; down 23.94% or 2.2500 to 7.1500. Shares in NII Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NIHD) rose to 52-week highs; up 24.82% or 1.040 to 5.230. Shares in Beasley Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ:BBGI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 17.42% or 1.550 to 7.350.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.66% to 12.41.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.06% or 0.70 to $1224.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.97% or 0.66 to hit $68.55 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.30 to trade at $73.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1684, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 111.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 94.38.

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