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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.18%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.42%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 1.84% or 2.94 points to trade at 162.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.30% or 2.00 points to end at 155.41 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 1.27% or 3.26 points to 260.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 3.96% or 7.51 points to trade at 182.24 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 3.41% or 3.89 points to end at 110.11 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 2.43% or 0.86 points to 34.52.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which rose 21.18% to 27.52, Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:PFG) which was up 7.12% to settle at 73.69 and News Corp B (NASDAQ:NWS) which gained 5.46% to close at 18.54.
The worst performers were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was down 10.86% to 12.06 in late trade, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which lost 7.88% to settle at 469.40 and Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) which was down 7.58% to 99.66 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aeroclean Technologies LLC (NASDAQ:AERC) which rose 60.13% to 7.27, BBQ Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BBQ) which was up 46.46% to settle at 17.18 and Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) which gained 44.32% to close at 10.03.
The worst performers were Magic Empire Global Ltd (NASDAQ:MEGL) which was down 89.47% to 12.32 in late trade, CorMedix Inc (NASDAQ:CRMD) which lost 57.45% to settle at 3.20 and Quanterix Corp (NASDAQ:QTRX) which was down 54.76% to 7.46 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1952 to 1152 and 171 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2678 fell and 1109 advanced, while 246 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.43% or 0.86 to 34.52. Shares in Magic Empire Global Ltd (NASDAQ:MEGL) fell to all time lows; down 89.47% or 104.68 to 12.32. Shares in BBQ Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BBQ) rose to 52-week highs; up 46.46% or 5.45 to 17.18. Shares in Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) rose to 52-week highs; up 44.32% or 3.08 to 10.03. Shares in Quanterix Corp (NASDAQ:QTRX) fell to all time lows; down 54.76% or 9.03 to 7.46.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.25% to 21.77.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.35% or 6.25 to $1,811.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.11% or 0.10 to hit $90.66 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.18 to trade at $96.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.02, while USD/JPY rose 0.09% to 135.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 106.17.
