U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%
2022.06.17 23:30
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.13%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.13% to hit a new 52-week low, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which rose 4.86% or 6.68 points to trade at 144.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.58% or 3.44 points to end at 136.80 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 2.13% or 3.41 points to 163.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 4.57% or 7.10 points to trade at 148.38 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 1.93% or 2.33 points to end at 118.29 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.82% or 5.19 points to 279.79.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which rose 10.12% to 11.43, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was up 9.71% to settle at 9.60 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which gained 8.94% to close at 184.75.
The worst performers were Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) which was down 8.52% to 122.29 in late trade, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) which lost 8.47% to settle at 93.74 and Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which was down 8.30% to 58.02 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mereo BioPharma Group PLC ADR (NASDAQ:MREO) which rose 62.50% to 1.30, SoundHound AI Inc (NASDAQ:SOUN) which was up 49.81% to settle at 4.00 and Swvl Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SWVL) which gained 35.29% to close at 6.90.
The worst performers were Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) which was down 55.16% to 1.50 in late trade, Toughbuilt Industries Inc (NASDAQ:TBLT) which lost 51.48% to settle at 1.48 and Advent Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ADN) which was down 27.57% to 2.89 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1851 to 1323 and 119 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2628 rose and 1239 declined, while 169 ended unchanged.
Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.93% or 2.33 to 118.29. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.82% or 5.19 to 279.79. Shares in Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) fell to all time lows; losing 55.16% or 1.85 to 1.50. Shares in Toughbuilt Industries Inc (NASDAQ:TBLT) fell to all time lows; losing 51.48% or 1.57 to 1.48.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.52% to 31.13.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.47% or 8.75 to $1,841.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 6.53% or 7.68 to hit $109.91 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 5.51% or 6.60 to trade at $113.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 2.10% to 134.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.97% at 104.42.
