U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.05%
2023.12.25 16:58
© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.05%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the fell 0.05%, while the index added 0.17%, and the index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 1.95% or 0.92 points to trade at 48.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:) added 1.73% or 4.83 points to end at 284.16 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.23% or 1.31 points to 107.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:), which fell 11.83% or 14.49 points to trade at 108.04 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) declined 1.09% or 1.00 points to end at 91.02 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was down 0.60% or 1.58 points to 260.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 18.08% to 357.98, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 4.09% to settle at 94.89 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:) which gained 3.20% to close at 150.10.
The worst performers were Nike Inc (NYSE:) which was down 11.83% to 108.04 in late trade, Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 6.34% to settle at 524.46 and VF Corporation (NYSE:) which was down 3.23% to 18.59 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nextplay Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 201.66% to 2.73, Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was up 97.23% to settle at 139.01 and Prospector Capital Corp (NASDAQ:) which gained 76.79% to close at 4.19.
The worst performers were Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 67.15% to 0.77 in late trade, Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 53.96% to settle at 1.28 and Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 51.03% to 5.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; up 18.08% or 54.82 to 357.98. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.95% or 0.92 to 48.00. Shares in Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 67.15% or 1.56 to 0.77. Shares in Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 97.23% or 68.53 to 139.01. Shares in Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 53.96% or 1.50 to 1.28. Shares in Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 51.03% or 5.44 to 5.22.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.03.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.64% or 13.20 to $2,064.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.54% or 0.40 to hit $73.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.21 to trade at $78.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 142.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 101.36.