U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.78%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.78%, while the S&P 500 index fell 2.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 2.88%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which rose 4.01% or 5.35 points to trade at 138.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 2.72% or 1.48 points to end at 55.72 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was up 2.00% or 1.22 points to 62.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 5.53% or 11.71 points to trade at 200.03 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 4.37% or 8.90 points to end at 194.74 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 3.57% or 5.50 points to 148.64.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which rose 5.40% to 67.75, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) which was up 5.00% to settle at 67.35 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) which gained 4.01% to close at 138.88.

The worst performers were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 19.91% to 197.02 in late trade, LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) which lost 14.32% to settle at 47.64 and Tyler Technologies Inc (NYSE:TYL) which was down 8.75% to 428.62 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Inspirato Inc (NASDAQ:ISPO) which rose 648.38% to 92.65, Cepton Inc (NASDAQ:CPTN) which was up 343.51% to settle at 42.000 and Anghami De Inc (NASDAQ:ANGH) which gained 161.36% to close at 28.880.

The worst performers were Amplitude Inc (NASDAQ:AMPL) which was down 58.90% to 17.10 in late trade, Guardion Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GHSI) which lost 34.12% to settle at 0.3700 and Yumanity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:YMTX) which was down 28.81% to 1.26 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2388 to 861 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3037 fell and 788 advanced, while 179 ended unchanged.

Shares in Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.53% or 11.71 to 200.03. Shares in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) rose to all time highs; up 2.00% or 1.22 to 62.12. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.57% or 5.50 to 148.64. Shares in Inspirato Inc (NASDAQ:ISPO) rose to all time highs; rising 648.38% or 80.27 to 92.65. Shares in Amplitude Inc (NASDAQ:AMPL) fell to all time lows; falling 58.90% or 24.51 to 17.10. Shares in Cepton Inc (NASDAQ:CPTN) rose to all time highs; rising 343.51% or 32.530 to 42.000. Shares in Guardion Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GHSI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 34.12% or 0.1916 to 0.3700. Shares in Anghami De Inc (NASDAQ:ANGH) rose to all time highs; up 161.36% or 17.830 to 28.880. Shares in Yumanity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:YMTX) fell to 5-year lows; falling 28.81% or 0.51 to 1.26.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 15.73% to 28.11.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.57% or 29.30 to $1900.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.09% or 1.96 to hit $91.70 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.06 to trade at $92.91 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1364, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 114.92.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 95.828.