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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.46%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.81%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 1.93% or 1.19 points to trade at 62.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 0.65% or 0.47 points to end at 72.85 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was up 0.40% or 0.20 points to 50.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.61% or 1.64 points to trade at 61.24 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 2.09% or 2.67 points to end at 125.12 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 1.87% or 4.07 points to 213.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Fox Corp Class A (NASDAQ:FOXA) which rose 9.08% to 37.95, Fox Corp Class B (NASDAQ:FOX) which was up 7.97% to settle at 36.05 and Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which gained 7.56% to close at 24.89.
The worst performers were Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) which was down 6.77% to 173.49 in late trade, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which lost 5.10% to settle at 73.67 and KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) which was down 4.96% to 309.82 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Communications Systems Inc (NASDAQ:JCS) which rose 35.33% to 7.24, Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) which was up 27.39% to settle at 19.950 and Fortress Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:FBIO) which gained 26.03% to close at 4.890.
The worst performers were Inseego Corp (NASDAQ:INSG) which was down 29.61% to 10.58 in late trade, FibroGen Inc (NASDAQ:FGEN) which lost 24.66% to settle at 38.07 and Luokung Technology Corp (NASDAQ:LKCO) which was down 19.74% to 1.220 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1824 to 1390 and 68 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2437 fell and 883 advanced, while 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fox Corp Class A (NASDAQ:FOXA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.08% or 3.16 to 37.95. Shares in Fox Corp Class B (NASDAQ:FOX) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.97% or 2.66 to 36.05. Shares in Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.56% or 1.75 to 24.89. Shares in Communications Systems Inc (NASDAQ:JCS) rose to 52-week highs; up 35.33% or 1.89 to 7.24. Shares in Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) rose to 5-year highs; up 27.39% or 4.290 to 19.950. Shares in Fortress Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:FBIO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 26.03% or 1.010 to 4.890.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.21% to 24.10.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.81% or 13.95 to $1736.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.93% or 1.17 to hit $59.47 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.13 to trade at $62.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.2087, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 106.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 90.782.
