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U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.09%

Published 14/02/2020, 22:25
Updated 14/02/2020, 22:25
© Reuters.  U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.09%

© Reuters. U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.09%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.09%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.20%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 1.39% or 2.89 points to trade at 210.29 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.10% or 2.67 points to end at 245.03 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 1.05% or 1.41 points to 135.87 in late trade.

Biggest losers included International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which lost 2.34% or 3.61 points to trade at 150.70 in late trade. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.34% or 0.72 points to end at 52.85 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) shed 1.24% or 1.73 points to 137.99.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which rose 11.04% to 122.80, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was up 7.02% to settle at 289.79 and Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which gained 4.03% to close at 137.98.

The worst performers were IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) which was down 6.99% to 139.49 in late trade, Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) which lost 5.95% to settle at 223.47 and American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) which was down 4.81% to 48.48 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Summer Infant Inc (NASDAQ:SUMR) which rose 269.55% to 1.0000, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX) which was up 56.20% to settle at 4.2800 and BioXcel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BTAI) which gained 55.01% to close at 36.97.

The worst performers were Pulse Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:PLSE) which was down 29.80% to 8.55 in late trade, CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) which lost 26.54% to settle at 25.05 and LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ:LPSN) which was down 24.50% to 33.96 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1400 to 1384 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1507 fell and 1120 advanced, while 83 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 13.68.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.51% or 8.05 to $1586.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.58% or 0.81 to hit $52.23 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.76% or 0.99 to trade at $57.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.0831, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 109.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 99.037.

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