U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.03%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.44%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 2.40% or 4.76 points to trade at 203.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.34% or 0.66 points to end at 49.76 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.92% or 3.74 points to 412.11 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.76% or 7.15 points to trade at 399.19 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 1.75% or 3.79 points to end at 212.21 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 1.62% or 0.77 points to 46.62.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which rose 10.10% to 35.44, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which was up 5.32% to settle at 367.86 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 5.26% to close at 157.80.

The worst performers were Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was down 29.03% to 22.66 in late trade, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which lost 24.12% to settle at 17.84 and Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was down 15.49% to 256.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) which rose 143.90% to 42.000, Biofrontera Inc (NASDAQ:BFRI) which was up 100.00% to settle at 5.26 and IM Cannabis Corp (NASDAQ:IMCC) which gained 34.29% to close at 4.190.

The worst performers were Qualigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QLGN) which was down 31.64% to 1.750 in late trade, Aptevo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:APVO) which lost 29.83% to settle at 11.95 and Pasithea Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:KTTA) which was down 28.75% to 3.99 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1742 to 1437 and 136 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2232 rose and 1419 declined, while 156 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 29.03% or 9.27 to 22.66. Shares in Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 24.12% or 5.67 to 17.84. Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to all time highs; up 5.26% or 7.88 to 157.80. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.92% or 3.74 to 412.11. Shares in Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) rose to all time highs; up 143.90% or 24.780 to 42.000. Shares in Biofrontera Inc (NASDAQ:BFRI) rose to all time highs; rising 100.00% or 2.63 to 5.26.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.13% to 18.58.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.28% or 5.05 to $1788.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.22 to hit $78.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.16 to trade at $82.15 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.1201, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 115.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 96.845.