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U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.19%

Published 04/28/2017, 04:25 PM
Updated 04/28/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.19%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.19%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.19%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.17% or 1.23 points to trade at 106.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 0.92% or 0.31 points to end at 34.06 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 0.88% or 1.61 points to 184.83 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 3.47% or 1.30 points to trade at 36.13 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 1.63% or 0.76 points to end at 45.91 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 1.34% or 1.08 points to 79.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) which rose 7.81% to 64.75, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which was up 6.07% to settle at 106.60 and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which gained 5.97% to close at 388.49.

The worst performers were Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) which was down 15.88% to 27.80 in late trade, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) which lost 6.70% to settle at 17.95 and VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was down 5.57% to 54.63 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Monster Digital Inc (NASDAQ:MSDI) which rose 53.03% to 1.01, Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which was up 31.23% to settle at 0.597 and Strattec Security Corporation (NASDAQ:STRT) which gained 30.16% to close at 32.15.

The worst performers were Matrix Service Company (NASDAQ:MTRX) which was down 30.37% to 11.75 in late trade, FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) which lost 28.12% to settle at 1.150 and CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR) which was down 25.69% to 0.509 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1953 to 1254 and 51 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1605 fell and 905 advanced, while 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.07% or 6.10 to 106.60. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.63% or 0.76 to 45.91. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; up 0.88% or 1.61 to 184.83. Shares in Matrix Service Company (NASDAQ:MTRX) fell to 3-years lows; losing 30.37% or 5.12 to 11.75. Shares in FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) fell to 5-year lows; down 28.12% or 0.450 to 1.150.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.63% to 10.84.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.29% or 3.70 to $1269.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.45% or 0.22 to hit $49.19 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.06 to trade at $51.88 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.0896, while USD/JPY rose 0.13% to 111.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 98.88.

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