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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/news/LYNXMPED0307W_M.jpgAt the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 4.15% or 1.43 points to trade at 35.87 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 3.68% or 3.13 points to end at 88.19 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was up 2.58% or 3.96 points to 157.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 3.33% or 2.80 points to trade at 81.18 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 2.44% or 4.24 points to end at 169.81 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.91% or 5.62 points to 288.36.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which rose 15.21% to 21.82, Alliance Data Systems Corp (NYSE:ADS) which was up 15.00% to settle at 47.60 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 14.42% to close at 13.09.
The worst performers were Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) which was down 12.46% to 71.81 in late trade, Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which lost 10.38% to settle at 8.20 and United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) which was down 5.97% to 96.43 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) which rose 308.00% to 4.080, Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNDX) which was up 69.42% to settle at 19.50 and Biocardia Inc (NASDAQ:BCDA) which gained 53.13% to close at 5.18.
The worst performers were DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ:DRIO) which was down 21.27% to 7.44 in late trade, Naked Brand Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAKD) which lost 19.91% to settle at 0.625 and Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which was down 18.71% to 6.43 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2085 to 802 and 59 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1487 rose and 1177 declined, while 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 308.00% or 3.080 to 4.080. Shares in Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNDX) rose to all time highs; up 69.42% or 7.99 to 19.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.84% to 33.57.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.03% or 0.60 to $1724.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.91% or 0.50 to hit $13.28 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.17% or 0.04 to trade at $23.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.0824, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 106.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.053.