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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.79%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.71%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 1.15% or 0.90 points to trade at 78.83 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 1.10% or 4.57 points to end at 421.78 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.92% or 1.63 points to 179.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 4.27% or 14.30 points to trade at 320.75 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 2.99% or 6.84 points to end at 222.22 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 1.96% or 4.27 points to 213.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which rose 4.58% to 45.44, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) which was up 3.91% to settle at 198.44 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) which gained 3.09% to close at 50.42.
The worst performers were DXC Technology Co (NYSE:DXC) which was down 11.83% to 36.81 in late trade, Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which lost 5.96% to settle at 23.50 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was down 5.95% to 19.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Virpax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRPX) which rose 262.50% to 15.225, Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) which was up 40.08% to settle at 10.100 and Monday .Com Ltd (NASDAQ:MNDY) which gained 24.36% to close at 304.76.
The worst performers were Greenvision Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:HLBZ) which was down 29.40% to 7.71 in late trade, View Inc (NASDAQ:VIEW) which lost 24.42% to settle at 3.915 and TuanChe ADR (NASDAQ:TC) which was down 24.39% to 1.910 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2391 to 865 and 147 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2496 fell and 1107 advanced, while 152 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) rose to all time highs; rising 4.58% or 1.99 to 45.44. Shares in Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) rose to all time highs; up 3.09% or 1.51 to 50.42. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; rising 0.92% or 1.63 to 179.47. Shares in Virpax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRPX) rose to all time highs; gaining 262.50% or 11.025 to 15.225. Shares in Greenvision Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:HLBZ) fell to all time lows; falling 29.40% or 3.21 to 7.71. Shares in View Inc (NASDAQ:VIEW) fell to all time lows; losing 24.42% or 1.265 to 3.915. Shares in Monday.Com Ltd (NASDAQ:MNDY) rose to all time highs; up 24.36% or 59.69 to 304.76. Shares in TuanChe ADR (NASDAQ:TC) fell to all time lows; losing 24.39% or 0.616 to 1.910.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.10% to 17.91.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.16% or 2.95 to $1786.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.78% or 0.52 to hit $66.53 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.32 to trade at $69.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.56% to 1.1711, while USD/JPY rose 0.33% to 109.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 93.135.
