U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.06%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.06%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.52%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 3.04% or 6.46 points to trade at 219.23 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 2.60% or 3.86 points to end at 152.56 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.43% or 8.72 points to 367.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 2.23% or 3.66 points to trade at 160.73 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.82% or 0.90 points to end at 48.60 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.59% or 2.61 points to 161.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which rose 13.54% to 3152.79, NortonLifeLock Inc (NASDAQ:NLOK) which was up 8.71% to settle at 27.59 and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which gained 7.35% to close at 175.00.

The worst performers were Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) which was down 14.47% to 141.41 in late trade, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which lost 9.70% to settle at 17.96 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:NWL) which was down 8.53% to 21.33 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which rose 31.17% to 3.030, eGain Corporation (NASDAQ:EGAN) which was up 26.82% to settle at 12.74 and Iradimed Co (NASDAQ:IRMD) which gained 23.66% to close at 48.60.

The worst performers were SkyWest Inc (NASDAQ:SKYW) which was down 22.37% to 29.47 in late trade, G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GMVD) which lost 21.80% to settle at 3.30 and Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VNDA) which was down 17.88% to 12.03 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1689 to 1520 and 123 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2549 rose and 1260 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.

Shares in Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) fell to 3-years lows; losing 14.47% or 23.93 to 141.41. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.23% or 3.66 to 160.73. Shares in SkyWest Inc (NASDAQ:SKYW) fell to 52-week lows; down 22.37% or 8.49 to 29.47. Shares in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VNDA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 17.88% or 2.62 to 12.03.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.64% to 23.22.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 4.80 to $1808.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.86% or 1.68 to hit $91.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.67 to trade at $92.78 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.1449, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 115.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.455.