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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.47%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 3.81% or 9.12 points to trade at 248.67 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 2.29% or 2.47 points to end at 110.21 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 2.29% or 3.74 points to 167.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.94% or 5.75 points to trade at 290.79 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.42% or 2.10 points to end at 145.31 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 1.39% or 1.98 points to 140.15.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which rose 5.74% to 139.29, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was up 4.95% to settle at 43.00 and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) which gained 4.56% to close at 107.24.
The worst performers were Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW) which was down 5.56% to 194.31 in late trade, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which lost 5.00% to settle at 3.23 and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE:ARE) which was down 4.59% to 142.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) which rose 1,000.00% to 8.60, Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) which was up 198.91% to settle at 93.17 and Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CDIO) which gained 91.30% to close at 6.60.
The worst performers were Performance Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:PSHG) which was down 56.88% to 1.16 in late trade, China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ:CJJD) which lost 47.45% to settle at 3.92 and Xometry Inc (NASDAQ:XMTR) which was down 39.49% to 18.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1625 to 1396 and 108 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2067 fell and 1577 advanced, while 163 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.00% or 0.17 to 3.23. Shares in Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1,000.00% or 8.35 to 8.60. Shares in Performance Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:PSHG) fell to all time lows; down 56.88% or 1.53 to 1.16. Shares in Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) rose to 52-week highs; up 198.91% or 62.00 to 93.17. Shares in Xometry Inc (NASDAQ:XMTR) fell to all time lows; falling 39.49% or 12.01 to 18.40.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.58% to 20.58.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.42% or 7.75 to $1,844.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.83% or 0.64 to hit $77.69 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.09% or 0.91 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.86% to 1.07, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 136.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 104.36.
