U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.91%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.91%, while the S&P 500 index lost 2.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 2.55%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 0.27% or 0.40 points to trade at 149.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) fell 0.35% or 0.59 points to end at 167.59 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.50% or 0.79 points to 156.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 4.35% or 1.54 points to trade at 33.84 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 3.69% or 6.79 points to end at 176.98 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 3.50% or 4.20 points to 115.94.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which rose 3.44% to 55.36, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 2.12% to settle at 275.75 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which gained 2.07% to close at 105.64.

The worst performers were Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was down 7.43% to 12.71 in late trade, Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) which lost 7.28% to settle at 96.22 and CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which was down 6.66% to 89.86 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:DRUG) which rose 72.80% to 2.16, Anpac Bio Medical Science Co Ltd (NASDAQ:ANPC) which was up 66.01% to settle at 0.36 and Summit Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:SMMT) which gained 48.18% to close at 1.63.

The worst performers were Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ADES) which was down 39.78% to 3.86 in late trade, Pharvaris BV (NASDAQ:PHVS) which lost 34.07% to settle at 12.14 and Golden Sun Education Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GSUN) which was down 29.18% to 36.01 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2590 to 533 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2905 fell and 900 advanced, while 167 ended unchanged.

Shares in Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) fell to 5-year lows; down 7.43% or 1.02 to 12.71. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.35% or 1.54 to 33.84. Shares in Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ADES) fell to 52-week lows; falling 39.78% or 2.55 to 3.86. Shares in Pharvaris BV (NASDAQ:PHVS) fell to all time lows; falling 34.07% or 6.28 to 12.14.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 15.53% to 23.80.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.84% or 14.80 to $1,748.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $90.50 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.06 to trade at $96.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.89% to 0.99, while USD/JPY rose 0.41% to 137.49.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.72% at 108.88.