2023-12-04 23:33:05
Stock indices in the United States fell at the close of trading on Monday, with the Dow Jones index shedding 0.11%. The S&P 500 index dropped by 0.54% and the NASDAQ index fell by 0.84% as losses in various sectors propelled shares lower.
Among the leading stocks in the index, 3M stood out with a 3.61% increase, while Merck & Co. and Nike also added points to their value. However, Salesforce, Intel, and Microsoft were the worst performers, with their shares declining by 3.59%, 3.18%, and 1.43% respectively.
In the S&P 500 index, Beth & Buddy Works, Idexax Laboratoris, and Norwegian Stock Cruise Line were the best performers, while Alaska Air Group, Albemarly, and Freeport-McMorran were among the weakest.
In the NASDAQ index, Hat 8 Mining, Silver-Sun Technologies, and Hawaiian Holdings were the best performers, while U Power Ltd, Meta Materials, and Conduit Pharmaceuticals Inc saw a decline in their share value.
The number of shares that closed higher exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, with 1470 versus 1424 respectively. On the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2083 gained and 1408 weakened, while 125 held their value.
The gold futures contract for February delivery lost 1.96% and closed at $2,048.80 per ounce. In commodity trading, crude oil futures for delivery in January completed a decrease of 1.05% and reached a price of $73.29 per barrel, while the February contract for Brent oil futures recorded a decrease of 0.84% and closed at a price of $78.22 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair remained stable, trading at a price of 1.08, while the USD/JPY pair completed an increase of 0.26% and reached the level of 147.20. The futures contracts on the US dollar index traded up 0.38% and settled at 103.59.
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