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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.48%

Published 05/31/2016, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.48%
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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.48%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 1.30% or 0.68 points to trade at 53.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 0.76% or 0.55 points to end at 72.51 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 0.59% or 0.90 points to 153.74 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which fell 2.62% or 1.76 points to trade at 65.41 at the close. Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) declined 2.38% or 3.07 points to end at 126.15 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 1.73% or 0.97 points to 55.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which rose 4.67% to 13.67, Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which was up 4.16% to settle at 22.56 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which gained 3.45% to close at 46.54.

The worst performers were Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) which was down 24.68% to 38.83 in late trade, Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) which lost 2.97% to settle at 153.15 and EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) which was down 2.62% to 65.41 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were BOS Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) which rose 87.56% to 4.070, Celator Pharm (NASDAQ:CPXX) which was up 71.59% to settle at 30.08 and Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IMNP) which gained 57.14% to close at 0.3300.

The worst performers were StemCells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) which was down 81.19% to 0.5700 in late trade, Paragon Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:PRGN) which lost 18.49% to settle at 0.7499 and Sears Canada Inc (NASDAQ:SRSC) which was down 16.37% to 2.810 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1780 to 1541 and 34 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1430 rose and 1142 declined, while 65 ended unchanged.

Shares in Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) fell to 52-week lows; down 24.68% or 12.72 to 38.83. Shares in BOS Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 87.56% or 1.900 to 4.070. Shares in StemCells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) fell to all time lows; losing 81.19% or 2.4600 to 0.5700. Shares in Celator Pharm (NASDAQ:CPXX) rose to all time highs; up 71.59% or 12.55 to 30.08.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 9.15% to 14.32.

Gold for August delivery was up 0.07% or 0.80 to $1217.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.83% or 0.41 to hit $48.92 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 0.71 to trade at $49.65 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1130, while USD/JPY fell 0.38% to 110.70.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 95.83.

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