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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.11%, while the S&P 500 index lost 2.80%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 3.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 0.18% or 0.16 points to trade at 87.60 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) fell 0.66% or 1.56 points to end at 233.19 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 0.70% or 1.26 points to 177.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 5.37% or 1.46 points to trade at 25.72 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 5.36% or 1.73 points to end at 30.52 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 5.09% or 12.55 points to 234.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) which rose 7.28% to 102.14, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) which was up 2.24% to settle at 496.09 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which gained 2.01% to close at 30.41.
The worst performers were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 13.87% to 58.44 in late trade, CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) which lost 10.52% to settle at 88.21 and Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which was down 8.56% to 154.24 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Inventiva Sa (NASDAQ:IVA) which rose 69.47% to 7.05, Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:LUCY) which was up 61.35% to settle at 2.63 and Minim Inc (NASDAQ:MINM) which gained 50.94% to close at 0.32.
The worst performers were Avenue Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATXI) which was down 57.71% to 2.66 in late trade, InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NVIV) which lost 49.25% to settle at 4.05 and Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:BBLG) which was down 35.53% to 0.58 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2646 to 435 and 102 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3069 fell and 645 advanced, while 200 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) fell to 52-week lows; down 13.87% or 9.41 to 58.44. Shares in Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.56% or 14.44 to 154.24. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.37% or 1.46 to 25.72. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.36% or 1.73 to 30.52. Shares in Avenue Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATXI) fell to all time lows; losing 57.71% or 3.63 to 2.66. Shares in Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:BBLG) fell to all time lows; down 35.53% or 0.32 to 0.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.75% to 31.36.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.06% or 18.20 to $1,702.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 4.93% or 4.36 to hit $92.81 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.91% or 3.69 to trade at $98.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.50% to 0.97, while USD/JPY rose 0.18% to 145.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 112.67.
