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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.42%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.97%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.70% or 13.99 points to trade at 531.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 2.60% or 4.62 points to end at 182.23 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was up 2.32% or 3.52 points to 154.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 4.44% or 9.32 points to trade at 200.82 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 3.66% or 11.38 points to end at 299.50 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was down 3.13% or 7.08 points to 219.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which rose 4.56% to 305.84, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which was up 4.23% to settle at 39.21 and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) which gained 4.20% to close at 239.00.
The worst performers were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was down 6.80% to 20.68 in late trade, Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) which lost 6.72% to settle at 39.02 and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which was down 6.67% to 72.01 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Advent Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ADN) which rose 79.70% to 3.63, Moxian Inc (NASDAQ:MOXC) which was up 39.76% to settle at 2.32 and Mobiquity Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MOBQ) which gained 29.63% to close at 2.10.
The worst performers were Guardforce AI Co Ltd (NASDAQ:GFAI) which was down 32.54% to 1.14 in late trade, GWG Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GWGH) which lost 25.14% to settle at 2.62 and Integrated Media Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:IMTE) which was down 21.44% to 20.52 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2268 to 939 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2790 fell and 1136 advanced, while 176 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.56% or 13.35 to 305.84. Shares in Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.72% or 2.81 to 39.02. Shares in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.20% or 9.64 to 239.00. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; up 2.70% or 13.99 to 531.75. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.60% or 4.62 to 182.23. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) rose to all time highs; up 2.32% or 3.52 to 154.99. Shares in GWG Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GWGH) fell to all time lows; down 25.14% or 0.88 to 2.62.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.09% to 22.10.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.12% or 2.40 to $1,925.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 4.89% or 4.99 to hit $96.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 4.57% or 4.87 to trade at $101.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.14% to 123.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 99.65.
