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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.11%, while the S&P 500 index fell 1.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 2.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 0.88% or 0.91 points to trade at 104.50 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 0.28% or 0.94 points to end at 333.81 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 0.06% or 0.09 points to 142.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.62% or 1.57 points to trade at 58.33 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 2.50% or 6.43 points to end at 250.93 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 2.20% or 4.23 points to 188.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) which rose 9.16% to 81.26, EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which was up 6.63% to settle at 71.43 and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which gained 6.28% to close at 12.36.
The worst performers were Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was down 8.87% to 63.49 in late trade, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which lost 6.57% to settle at 32.70 and Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) which was down 6.31% to 29.57 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FPRX) which rose 78.74% to 38.00, Super League Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:SLGG) which was up 69.29% to settle at 8.82 and Allied Esports Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:AESE) which gained 30.80% to close at 3.27.
The worst performers were The Dixie Group Inc (NASDAQ:DXYN) which was down 40.66% to 3.240 in late trade, Biovie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) which lost 38.73% to settle at 14.35 and Appharvest Inc (NASDAQ:APPH) which was down 34.35% to 18.75 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2522 to 716 and 62 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2846 fell and 515 advanced, while 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.16% or 6.82 to 81.26. Shares in Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.28% or 0.73 to 12.36. Shares in Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.88% or 0.91 to 104.50. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) rose to all time highs; up 0.06% or 0.09 to 142.68. Shares in Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FPRX) rose to 3-years highs; rising 78.74% or 16.74 to 38.00. Shares in Super League Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:SLGG) rose to 52-week highs; up 69.29% or 3.61 to 8.82.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.12% to 28.57.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.22% or 20.95 to $1694.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 4.49% or 2.75 to hit $64.03 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 4.53% or 2.90 to trade at $66.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1974, while USD/JPY fell 0.00% to 107.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.75% at 91.627.
