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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.69%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 2.34% or 0.77 points to trade at 33.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.01% or 1.25 points to end at 124.52 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 0.99% or 0.40 points to 40.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 4.55% or 10.95 points to trade at 229.49 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) declined 3.99% or 3.06 points to end at 73.60 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was down 3.52% or 5.54 points to 151.85.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which rose 29.79% to 8.06, Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) which was up 14.71% to settle at 5.38 and L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) which gained 11.72% to close at 11.34.
The worst performers were Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) which was down 8.55% to 16.90 in late trade, Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which lost 8.22% to settle at 18.32 and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) which was down 8.08% to 10.58 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Biosig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) which rose 42.38% to 5.14, Super League Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:SLGG) which was up 42.03% to settle at 2.94 and Electrocore LLC (NASDAQ:ECOR) which gained 37.98% to close at 1.030.
The worst performers were Pensare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:WRLS) which was down 47.06% to 2.70 in late trade, NCS Multistage Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NCSM) which lost 29.98% to settle at 0.385 and Patriot National Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PNBK) which was down 27.61% to 4.43 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2241 to 604 and 53 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1921 fell and 748 advanced, while 58 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pensare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:WRLS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 47.06% or 2.40 to 2.70. Shares in NCS Multistage Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NCSM) fell to all time lows; down 29.98% or 0.165 to 0.385. Shares in Patriot National Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PNBK) fell to 5-year lows; down 27.61% or 1.69 to 4.43.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.07% to 46.80.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.67% or 11.05 to $1648.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 14.42% or 3.65 to hit $28.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 16.33% or 4.89 to trade at $34.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.0805, while USD/JPY rose 0.52% to 108.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 100.750.
