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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.55%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.87% or 4.49 points to trade at 245.07 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.04% or 1.00 points to end at 97.31 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.88% or 1.35 points to 154.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 2.46% or 2.75 points to trade at 109.00 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 2.27% or 3.57 points to end at 153.54 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 2.09% or 3.18 points to 148.81.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB) which rose 8.63% to 53.36, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which was up 7.79% to settle at 35.58 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which gained 6.90% to close at 7.28.
The worst performers were Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which was down 3.48% to 275.07 in late trade, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which lost 2.50% to settle at 429.97 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) which was down 2.46% to 109.00 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Gorilla Technology Group Inc (NASDAQ:GRRR) which rose 124.88% to 4.70, Vinco Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:BBIG) which was up 56.67% to settle at 1.88 and Castle Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CSTL) which gained 52.86% to close at 20.30.
The worst performers were Painreform Ltd (NASDAQ:PRFX) which was down 19.46% to 4.47 in late trade, EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:EDTX) which lost 19.39% to settle at 18.50 and iMedia Brands Inc (NASDAQ:IMBI) which was down 18.52% to 0.11 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2155 to 793 and 74 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2322 rose and 1196 declined, while 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.50% or 11.02 to 429.97. Shares in iMedia Brands Inc (NASDAQ:IMBI) fell to all time lows; falling 18.52% or 0.03 to 0.11.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.95% to 14.83.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.79% or 15.10 to $1,930.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.60% or 1.87 to hit $73.67 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.33% or 1.78 to trade at $78.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.73% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 1.36% to 142.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.89% at 101.95.
