Stocks Fall; Ritter Pharmaceuticals Soars, Big 5 Dives

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The Dow Jones industrial average fell 119 points in Thursday trading to close at 17,732.

The S&P 500 fell 12 points to 2,102.

The Nasdaq fell 25 points to 5,146.

The LABJ Stock Index fell one point to 239.

Gainers and Losers

Thursday’s biggest local gainer was Ritter Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of drugs to treat lactose intolerance. Shares of the company rose 24 percent on the day, closing at $4.41.

Thursday’s biggest loser was El Segundo’s Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. Shares of the company fell 6 percent on the day, closing at $14.42.

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