U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.00%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.51%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 1.42% or 1.77 points to trade at 126.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.06% or 1.16 points to end at 110.09 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 0.87% or 2.47 points to 285.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.14% or 2.85 points to trade at 130.42 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.38% or 1.97 points to end at 140.94 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.08% or 1.93 points to 176.50.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which rose 8.16% to 80.43, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which was up 5.98% to settle at 56.16 and Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) which gained 4.17% to close at 44.62.

The worst performers were M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB) which was down 7.61% to 148.15 in late trade, Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which lost 7.29% to settle at 68.28 and Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was down 6.32% to 90.79 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Prometheus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) which rose 165.67% to 95.80, Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) which was up 133.44% to settle at 0.98 and Vor Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:VOR) which gained 41.86% to close at 6.10.

The worst performers were Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) which was down 53.36% to 1.04 in late trade, Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) which lost 46.98% to settle at 0.79 and Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) which was down 46.95% to 0.50 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1607 to 1465 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2213 fell and 1490 advanced, while 170 ended unchanged.

Shares in Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.98% or 3.17 to 56.16. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.14% or 2.85 to 130.42. Shares in Prometheus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) rose to all time highs; gaining 165.67% or 59.74 to 95.80. Shares in Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) fell to all time lows; down 53.36% or 1.19 to 1.04. Shares in Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) fell to all time lows; losing 46.98% or 0.70 to 0.79. Shares in Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) fell to all time lows; down 46.95% or 0.45 to 0.50.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.30% to 22.68.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.91% or 16.25 to $1,798.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.38% or 1.77 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.28% or 1.81 to trade at $77.54 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.39% to 136.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 105.12.