U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.79%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.79%, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.30%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 0.65% or 0.94 points to trade at 145.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 0.28% or 0.44 points to end at 157.10 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.13% or 0.11 points to 81.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW), which fell 5.70% or 20.32 points to trade at 335.88 at the close. Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) declined 4.99% or 18.55 points to end at 352.85 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 3.61% or 2.27 points to 60.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which rose 7.69% to 215.22, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which was up 6.51% to settle at 99.93 and Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) which gained 5.69% to close at 81.41.

The worst performers were Corpay Inc (NYSE:CPAY) which was down 7.66% to 323.25 in late trade, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which lost 6.41% to settle at 25.56 and Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) which was down 6.38% to 672.73 at the close.

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The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were CERo Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CERO) which rose 1,755.33% to 7.31, Artelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ARTL) which was up 509.33% to settle at 7.20 and Robin Energy Ltd (NASDAQ:RBNE) which gained 317.91% to close at 14.00.

The worst performers were Sharplink Gaming Ltd (NASDAQ:SBET) which was down 71.69% to 9.21 in late trade, Senmiao Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:AIHS) which lost 62.90% to settle at 0.38 and Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN) which was down 59.09% to 0.22 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2238 to 541 and 65 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2717 fell and 628 advanced, while 94 ended unchanged.

Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) rose to all time highs; rising 7.69% or 15.36 to 215.22. Shares in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.51% or 6.10 to 99.93. Shares in CERo Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CERO) rose to all time lows; rising 1,755.33% or 6.92 to 7.31. Shares in Senmiao Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:AIHS) fell to 52-week lows; down 62.90% or 0.65 to 0.38. Shares in Robin Energy Ltd (NASDAQ:RBNE) rose to all time highs; gaining 317.91% or 10.65 to 14.00.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 15.65% to 20.84.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.47% or 50.00 to $3,452.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 8.10% or 5.51 to hit $73.55 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 7.73% or 5.36 to trade at $74.72 a barrel.

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EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.15, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 144.03.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 98.19.

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