© Archyde.com Stock indices in the US were lower at the close of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2.73%
Investing.com – US stocks were lower at the close on Friday, as indicators were lower, and losses in the .
At the end of trading in New York, it recorded a decline of 2.73%, while it fell by 2.91% and fell by 3.52%.
The biggest gainers of the day were Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:), which rose 0.56% or 0.68 points and traded at 121.70 at the close. On the other hand, Verizon Communications Corporation (NYSE:) share declined by 0.24% or 0.12 points to close at 50.82, while Procter & Gamble Inc (NYSE:) share lost 0.38% or 0.54 points to 141.95 at the end of the session.
As for the weakest performers at the end of trading today, the share of Dow Inc (NYSE:) closed down at 6.06% or 3.99 points, and traded at 61.87 levels at the close. The stock of Goldman Sachs Inc. (NYSE:) declined by 5.65%, or 17.20 points, to a price of 287.02, while the share Boeing Co (NYSE:) closed down at 5.03% or 6.73 points at 127.00.
On the other hand, the best performer in the S&P 500 was recorded by Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:), which rose by 3.52% to 66.85, and Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:) also continued to rise at 2.12% and closed at 53.46 levels, as well as arrow Hershey Co (NYSE:) It rose about 1.86% and ended its trading at 213.35.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:), which fell by 9.29% to close at 45.50, the share of Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 9.03% to close at 204.19 and shares Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 8.70% and concluded at the price of 75.84 today’s session in the stock exchange.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by the stock RISE Education Cayman Ltd (NASDAQ:), which rose by 138.46% at 3.41, Singing Machine Company Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued its incline at 60.38% and closed at 6.72 levels, as well as Cogent Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) share, which inclined towards 58.67% and ended its trading at 7.87.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock ABVC Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 47.37% and closed at 0.90, share Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 39.18% at a price of 4.92 and . shares Axcella Health Inc (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 27.01% and closed at 2.00 today’s session on the stock exchange.
The number of decliners exceeded the number of shares that closed higher with trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 2672 compared to 498, while 82 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3059 of the shares fell and 792 strengthened its position, while 149 of the shares maintained their value.
Shares of Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to a 3-year low, and fell 9.03%, or 20.28 points, to a price of 204.19. Shares of Goldman Sachs Inc. (NYSE:) fell to a 52-week low, and it fell 5.65% or 17.20 points, to a price of 287.02. Shares of ABVC Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all-time lows, losing 47.37% or 0.81 to 0.90. The stock of Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to a 52-week low, and continued to decline by 39.18% or 3.17 points, to trade at 4.92.
which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 Index traded up 6.36% and closed at 27.75.
Gold futures contracts for August delivery rose 1.23% or 22.80 and closed at $1,875.60 per ounce. As for other commodities, the WTI crude oil futures contract for July delivery fell 0.79% or 0.96 and reached a price of $120.55 a barrel, while the August contract for Brent oil futures declined by 0.94% or 1.16 points, and closed at $121.91 a barrel.
The EUR/USD pair lost 0.90% and traded at 1.05 levels, while the USD/JPY continued to rise towards 0.09% and reached 134.45 levels.
The dollar index contracts traded with an increase of 0.96% at the level of 104.21.