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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.88%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which rose 1.37% or 2.01 points to trade at 149.18 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 1.00% or 3.04 points to end at 308.02 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 0.20% or 0.17 points to 85.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 3.81% or 6.39 points to trade at 161.14 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 3.17% or 3.50 points to end at 106.84 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 1.73% or 2.16 points to 122.76.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) which rose 6.80% to 88.95, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which was up 2.99% to settle at 4.82 and News Corp A (NASDAQ:NWSA) which gained 2.83% to close at 15.64.
The worst performers were H&R Block Inc (NYSE:HRB) which was down 7.27% to 13.90 in late trade, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which lost 5.85% to settle at 16.25 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was down 5.73% to 15.31 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:SAVA) which rose 42.03% to 10.07, Westport Fuel Systems Inc (NASDAQ:WPRT) which was up 38.89% to settle at 2.250 and ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) which gained 29.00% to close at 3.870.
The worst performers were Oasis Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:OMP) which was down 16.98% to 7.58 in late trade, Unico American Corporation (NASDAQ:UNAM) which lost 14.85% to settle at 5.08 and Pandion Therapeutics Holdco Llc (NASDAQ:PAND) which was down 14.70% to 14.33 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2023 to 1059 and 81 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1444 fell and 1433 advanced, while 59 ended unchanged.
Shares in News Corp A (NASDAQ:NWSA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.83% or 0.43 to 15.64. Shares in Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:SAVA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 42.03% or 2.98 to 10.07. Shares in ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 29.00% or 0.870 to 3.870. Shares in Pandion Therapeutics Holdco Llc (NASDAQ:PAND) fell to all time lows; falling 14.70% or 2.47 to 14.33.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.38% to 25.83.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 7.85 to $1957.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $40.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.48% or 0.21 to trade at $43.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.1840, while USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 104.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 93.018.
