U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.05%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.26%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.85% or 4.34 points to trade at 156.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 2.54% or 1.35 points to end at 54.60 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 2.53% or 1.45 points to 58.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which fell 2.63% or 5.28 points to trade at 195.58 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.98% or 4.23 points to end at 209.90 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 1.63% or 3.35 points to 202.73.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which rose 6.04% to 119.67, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which was up 5.62% to settle at 20.48 and Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which gained 4.92% to close at 39.23.

The worst performers were Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 5.93% to 25.36 in late trade, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) which lost 5.42% to settle at 321.30 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was down 4.99% to 21.50 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) which rose 180.56% to 28.140, iSpecimen Inc (NASDAQ:ISPC) which was up 78.05% to settle at 8.760 and Newage Inc (NASDAQ:NBEV) which gained 38.14% to close at 1.630.

The worst performers were iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) which was down 57.75% to 0.4901 in late trade, ReTo Eco-Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:RETO) which lost 39.55% to settle at 1.0700 and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AUPH) which was down 30.98% to 19.65 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1741 to 1514 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2397 fell and 1384 advanced, while 168 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.62% or 1.09 to 20.48. Shares in Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) rose to all time highs; rising 180.56% or 18.110 to 28.140. Shares in iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 57.75% or 0.6699 to 0.4901. Shares in iSpecimen Inc (NASDAQ:ISPC) rose to all time highs; up 78.05% or 3.840 to 8.760.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.04% to 19.17 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.48% or 46.00 to $1805.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.55% or 0.42 to hit $76.36 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.44 to trade at $79.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.1235, while USD/JPY rose 0.79% to 114.89.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 96.532.