U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.00%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.74%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which rose 2.91% or 4.89 points to trade at 172.79 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) added 1.99% or 3.45 points to end at 177.18 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was up 1.84% or 1.06 points to 58.54 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 4.13% or 5.06 points to trade at 117.57 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 3.12% or 1.43 points to end at 44.40 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 2.66% or 4.11 points to 150.62.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which rose 30.50% to 22.85, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was up 10.47% to settle at 35.77 and EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which gained 9.92% to close at 220.00.

The worst performers were Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was down 11.89% to 32.09 in late trade, Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which lost 10.15% to settle at 52.69 and Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) which was down 9.75% to 23.13 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IXHL) which rose 61.72% to 22.90, Red Cat Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RCAT) which was up 48.37% to settle at 2.73 and Q And K International Group Ltd (NASDAQ:QK) which gained 37.56% to close at 1.69.

The worst performers were Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) which was down 60.87% to 4.16 in late trade, Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KC) which lost 47.86% to settle at 2.56 and Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ELMS) which was down 47.71% to 0.99 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2391 to 867 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2820 fell and 1001 advanced, while 198 ended unchanged.

Shares in Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) fell to 5-year lows; down 11.89% or 4.33 to 32.09. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.13% or 5.06 to 117.57. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; rising 1.99% or 3.45 to 177.18. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.12% or 1.43 to 44.40. Shares in Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IXHL) rose to all time highs; gaining 61.72% or 8.74 to 22.90. Shares in Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) fell to 5-year lows; losing 60.87% or 6.47 to 4.16. Shares in Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KC) fell to all time lows; falling 47.86% or 2.35 to 2.56. Shares in Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ELMS) fell to all time lows; losing 47.71% or 0.91 to 0.99.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.32% to 31.77.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.11% or 2.10 to $1,955.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.48% or 0.49 to hit $102.49 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $105.96 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 118.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 99.11.