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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.47%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 1.60% or 2.56 points to trade at 162.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 1.10% or 1.71 points to end at 156.90 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.06% or 1.74 points to 165.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 4.09% or 20.04 points to trade at 469.65 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 2.89% or 1.56 points to end at 52.44 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 2.08% or 2.88 points to 135.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) which rose 7.53% to 733.29, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:LW) which was up 7.45% to settle at 67.82 and Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CFG) which gained 5.55% to close at 53.81.
The worst performers were Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which was down 19.37% to 367.53 in late trade, Bath Body Works Inc (NYSE:BBWI) which lost 6.40% to settle at 62.34 and Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which was down 4.99% to 116.60 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eargo Inc (NASDAQ:EAR) which rose 59.65% to 7.28, Alterity Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ATHE) which was up 33.85% to settle at 1.1100 and China Natural Resources Inc (NASDAQ:CHNR) which gained 27.79% to close at 0.8600.
The worst performers were Dogness International Corp Class A (NASDAQ:DOGZ) which was down 61.90% to 3.3300 in late trade, Aligos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALGS) which lost 56.74% to settle at 4.59 and Berkeley Lights Inc (NASDAQ:BLI) which was down 39.27% to 9.88 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1779 to 1451 and 149 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1962 fell and 1858 advanced, while 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 19.37% or 88.30 to 367.53. Shares in Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CFG) rose to all time highs; up 5.55% or 2.83 to 53.81. Shares in Aligos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALGS) fell to all time lows; falling 56.74% or 6.02 to 4.59. Shares in Berkeley Lights Inc (NASDAQ:BLI) fell to all time lows; down 39.27% or 6.39 to 9.88.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.61% to 19.61.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.88% or 34.30 to $1790.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.34% or 1.82 to hit $79.67 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $82.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1297, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 115.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 96.245.
