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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 2.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 2.19% or 4.87 points to trade at 226.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.44% or 3.04 points to end at 214.83 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.07% or 1.84 points to 173.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 2.70% or 3.40 points to trade at 122.63 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 2.39% or 3.79 points to end at 154.73 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 2.25% or 2.97 points to 128.89.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which rose 6.03% to 200.14, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) which was up 3.70% to settle at 103.43 and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which gained 3.00% to close at 389.48.
The worst performers were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 11.50% to 121.23 in late trade, Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which lost 7.11% to settle at 281.64 and Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which was down 6.84% to 400.67 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Terawulf Inc (NASDAQ:WULF) which rose 49.29% to 9.51, Guardforce AI Co Ltd (NASDAQ:GFAI) which was up 45.04% to settle at 0.78 and Clearside Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:CLSD) which gained 42.59% to close at 1.92.
The worst performers were Orphazyme (NASDAQ:ORPH) which was down 45.75% to 0.68 in late trade, Zhongchao Inc (NASDAQ:ZCMD) which lost 38.24% to settle at 1.05 and Exela Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:XELA) which was down 32.68% to 0.57 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2336 to 869 and 117 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2704 fell and 1122 advanced, while 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.84% or 29.42 to 400.67. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; rising 1.07% or 1.84 to 173.73. Shares in Orphazyme (NASDAQ:ORPH) fell to all time lows; losing 45.75% or 0.58 to 0.68. Shares in Zhongchao Inc (NASDAQ:ZCMD) fell to all time lows; falling 38.24% or 0.65 to 1.05.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.72% to 30.75.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.41% or 8.15 to $1,992.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.00% or 3.18 to hit $109.20 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.83% or 3.09 to trade at $112.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.65% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 1.00% to 117.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 99.11.
