U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.84%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.84% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.77%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 3.34% or 1.77 points to trade at 54.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.69% or 2.66 points to end at 159.78 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 0.99% or 0.53 points to 53.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 3.65% or 1.03 points to trade at 27.16 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 2.83% or 0.95 points to end at 32.58 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 2.40% or 5.53 points to 224.42.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which rose 7.40% to 106.24, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) which was up 3.34% to settle at 54.73 and Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE:JNPR) which gained 3.04% to close at 27.95.

The worst performers were CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) which was down 8.13% to 66.81 in late trade, Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) which lost 6.39% to settle at 270.50 and Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (NYSE:CDAY) which was down 5.78% to 68.29 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Phenomex Inc (NASDAQ:CELL) which rose 136.25% to 0.94, BioNexus Gene Lab Corp (NASDAQ:BGLC) which was up 52.78% to settle at 1.10 and Recruiter.Com Group Inc (NASDAQ:RCRT) which gained 37.84% to close at 0.26.

The worst performers were EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) which was down 37.31% to 0.48 in late trade, Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) which lost 35.81% to settle at 1.90 and Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HMAC) which was down 33.67% to 5.85 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1986 to 930 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2335 fell and 1177 advanced, while 113 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.34% or 1.77 to 54.73. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.34% or 1.77 to 54.73. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.65% or 1.03 to 27.16. Shares in EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) fell to all time lows; falling 37.31% or 0.28 to 0.48. Shares in Hainan Manaslu Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HMAC) fell to all time lows; down 33.67% or 2.97 to 5.85.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 6.62% to 17.89 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.52% or 9.95 to $1,918.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.93% or 0.74 to hit $80.12 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.38 to trade at $83.83 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.37% to 145.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 103.32.