U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.03%
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Published Nov 24, 2021 04:25PM ET
U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.03%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 2.40% or 4.76 points to trade at 203.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.34% or 0.66 points to end at 49.76 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.92% or 3.74 points to 412.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.76% or 7.15 points to trade at 399.19 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 1.75% or 3.79 points to end at 212.21 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 1.62% or 0.77 points to 46.62.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which rose 10.10% to 35.44, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which was up 5.32% to settle at 367.86 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 5.26% to close at 157.80.
The worst performers were Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was down 29.03% to 22.66 in late trade, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which lost 24.12% to settle at 17.84 and Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was down 15.49% to 256.90 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) which rose 143.90% to 42.000, Biofrontera Inc (NASDAQ:BFRI) which was up 100.00% to settle at 5.26 and IM Cannabis Corp (NASDAQ:IMCC) which gained 34.29% to close at 4.190.
The worst performers were Qualigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QLGN) which was down 31.64% to 1.750 in late trade, Aptevo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:APVO) which lost 29.83% to settle at 11.95 and Pasithea Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:KTTA) which was down 28.75% to 3.99 at the close.
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Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1742 to 1437 and 136 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2232 rose and 1419 declined, while 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 29.03% or 9.27 to 22.66. Shares in Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 24.12% or 5.67 to 17.84. Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to all time highs; up 5.26% or 7.88 to 157.80. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.92% or 3.74 to 412.11. Shares in Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) rose to all time highs; up 143.90% or 24.780 to 42.000. Shares in Biofrontera Inc (NASDAQ:BFRI) rose to all time highs; rising 100.00% or 2.63 to 5.26.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.13% to 18.58.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.28% or 5.05 to $1788.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.22 to hit $78.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.16 to trade at $82.15 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.1201, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 115.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 96.845.
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