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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 2.92% or 1.22 points to trade at 42.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.60% or 4.05 points to end at 159.65 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 2.14% or 4.91 points to 233.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 5.07% or 6.44 points to trade at 120.70 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 4.32% or 8.94 points to end at 197.82 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 2.13% or 3.13 points to 143.83.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which rose 6.07% to 47.32, American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) which was up 4.73% to settle at 244.28 and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which gained 4.39% to close at 298.85.
The worst performers were Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which was down 22.47% to 71.87 in late trade, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which lost 14.07% to settle at 313.31 and Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which was down 7.23% to 181.89 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were GeoVax Labs Inc (NASDAQ:GOVX) which rose 90.18% to 1.39, SIGA Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SIGA) which was up 43.35% to settle at 12.40 and Redbox Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RDBX) which gained 40.00% to close at 5.32.
The worst performers were Athersys Inc (NASDAQ:ATHX) which was down 65.54% to 0.26 in late trade, Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) which lost 63.17% to settle at 0.41 and Lixiang Education Holding Co Ltd (NASDAQ:LXEH) which was down 51.81% to 2.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1656 to 1492 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2073 fell and 1669 advanced, while 224 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) fell to 52-week lows; falling 22.47% or 20.83 to 71.87. Shares in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) fell to 52-week lows; losing 14.07% or 51.31 to 313.31. Shares in Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.23% or 14.18 to 181.89. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.07% or 6.44 to 120.70. Shares in Athersys Inc (NASDAQ:ATHX) fell to all time lows; falling 65.54% or 0.50 to 0.26. Shares in SIGA Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SIGA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 43.35% or 3.75 to 12.40. Shares in Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) fell to all time lows; down 63.17% or 0.69 to 0.41. Shares in Lixiang Education Holding Co Ltd (NASDAQ:LXEH) fell to all time lows; losing 51.81% or 2.15 to 2.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.27% to 29.43.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.12% or 2.24 to $1,843.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.68% or 0.75 to hit $110.64 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.86% or 0.96 to trade at $113.00 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 127.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 103.08.
