U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.07%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.07% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.31%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.49% or 2.31 points to trade at 157.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 0.10% or 0.16 points to end at 153.69 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 0.03% or 0.01 points to 35.27 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 3.17% or 3.98 points to trade at 121.65 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 2.01% or 3.84 points to end at 186.89 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.78% or 2.48 points to 137.16.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which rose 4.34% to 106.86, Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) which was up 3.83% to settle at 120.91 and The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which gained 3.79% to close at 54.84.

The worst performers were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 4.49% to 17.01 in late trade, Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which lost 4.13% to settle at 223.39 and Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) which was down 3.92% to 297.60 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ:VERO) which rose 54.87% to 0.54, Sunrise New Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ:EPOW) which was up 31.46% to settle at 2.80 and Advanced Human Imaging Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:AHI) which gained 27.05% to close at 1.24.

The worst performers were PolyPid (NASDAQ:PYPD) which was down 73.47% to 1.43 in late trade, Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SHPH) which lost 71.56% to settle at 14.90 and ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:PIXY) which was down 33.92% to 13.60 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1798 to 1304 and 116 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2344 fell and 1372 advanced, while 236 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.17% or 3.98 to 121.65. Shares in PolyPid (NASDAQ:PYPD) fell to all time lows; losing 73.47% or 3.96 to 1.43. Shares in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SHPH) fell to all time lows; down 71.56% or 37.50 to 14.90. Shares in ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:PIXY) fell to all time lows; losing 33.92% or 6.98 to 13.60.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.35% to 25.47.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 12.05 to $1,721.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.59% or 0.51 to hit $87.12 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.03% or 0.95 to trade at $93.31 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.00, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 140.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 109.55.