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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.02% or 10.02 points to trade at 505.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.93% or 2.80 points to end at 147.57 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.37% or 1.28 points to 94.41 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.48% or 4.61 points to trade at 181.31 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.13% or 2.41 points to end at 110.50 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.99% or 2.81 points to 138.72.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which rose 8.00% to 112.24, Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which was up 7.48% to settle at 57.79 and Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) which gained 5.18% to close at 106.96.
The worst performers were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 3.55% to 80.65 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which lost 3.53% to settle at 125.60 and Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was down 3.43% to 185.87 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) which rose 187.71% to 1.07, Acutus Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AFIB) which was up 87.59% to settle at 1.01 and Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ:EPZM) which gained 55.14% to close at 1.48.
The worst performers were Powerbridge Technologies Co Ltd (NASDAQ:PBTS) which was down 34.95% to 0.67 in late trade, Borqs Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BRQS) which lost 24.38% to settle at 2.15 and Enochian Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENOB) which was down 21.92% to 2.60 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1738 to 1413 and 116 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1948 rose and 1867 declined, while 175 ended unchanged.
Shares in Borqs Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BRQS) fell to 52-week lows; down 24.38% or 0.69 to 2.15. Shares in Enochian Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENOB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 21.92% or 0.73 to 2.60.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.03% to 26.95.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.38% or 6.95 to $1,823.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.92% or 2.07 to hit $109.69 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.80% or 1.96 to trade at $111.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 135.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 103.69.
