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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3.03%, while the S&P 500 index lost 3.37%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 3.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 0.74% or 1.21 points to trade at 163.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) fell 1.12% or 1.01 points to end at 89.26 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.12% or 0.49 points to 43.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 9.54% or 13.62 points to trade at 129.14 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 4.99% or 8.68 points to end at 165.23 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 4.39% or 1.53 points to 33.36.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which rose 3.57% to 132.17, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which was up 1.59% to settle at 127.47 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which gained 0.81% to close at 118.35.
The worst performers were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) which was down 9.54% to 129.14 in late trade, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which lost 9.23% to settle at 162.60 and HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which was down 8.94% to 31.39 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ:NERV) which rose 58.19% to 10.33, OLB Group Inc (NASDAQ:OLB) which was up 43.22% to settle at 1.69 and Advanced Human Imaging Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:AHI) which gained 17.59% to close at 0.68.
The worst performers were Domo Inc (NASDAQ:DOMO) which was down 27.83% to 20.69 in late trade, Athersys Inc (NASDAQ:ATHX) which lost 25.63% to settle at 0.13 and Starbox Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:STBX) which was down 24.96% to 5.32 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2722 to 393 and 123 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3133 fell and 624 advanced, while 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.81% or 0.95 to 118.35. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.12% or 0.49 to 43.25. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.39% or 1.53 to 33.36. Shares in Domo Inc (NASDAQ:DOMO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 27.83% or 7.98 to 20.69. Shares in Athersys Inc (NASDAQ:ATHX) fell to all time lows; down 25.63% or 0.04 to 0.13. Shares in Starbox Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:STBX) fell to all time lows; falling 24.96% or 1.77 to 5.32.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 17.36% to 25.56 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.23% or 21.70 to $1,749.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.37% or 0.34 to hit $92.86 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 1.35 to trade at $100.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.00, while USD/JPY rose 0.72% to 137.49.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 108.75.
