US Stock Market Closes Lower as Dow Jones Falls 0.25%

2024-01-17 23:34:12

© Reuters. Stock indices in the United States fell at the close of trading; The Dow Jones lost 0.25%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and , sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close of trading in New York, the index lost 0.25%, while the index weakened by 0.56%, and the index fell by 0.59%.

Among the leading stocks in the index today, the Boeing stock (NYSE: ) stood out, which added 1.27% or 2.54 points to its value, and its price was 203.06 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: ) added 1.12% or 5.79 points to trade at 524.94, while Salesforce (NYSE: ) added 0.84% ​​or 2.25 points to trade at 271.44 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: ), which declined 3.06% or 0.70 points to trade at 22.17 at the close. Caterpillar (NYSE: ) declined 2.99% or 8.60 points to 278.63 and Walt Disney (NYSE: ) declined 2.91% or 2.71 points to 90.34.

The best performers today in the S&P 500 were Johnson Controls (NYSE: ), which added 3.49% to 54.23, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: ), which added 2.48% to close at 59.90, and Chicago Mercantile Exp. Ying (NASDAQ: ), which rose 2.20% to end trading at 202.97.

Among the weakest stocks today were Albemarley (NYSE: ), which fell 4.17% and ended the trading day at 120.70, Boston Properties (NYSE: ), which lost 3.68% to 66.92, and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: ), which weakened by -3.60% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 91.16.

The best performers today in the NASDAQ index were Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp IV (NASDAQ: ), which added 77.50% to its value at a price of 22.01, Fitell Corp (NASDAQ: ), which completed an increase of 34.34% and closed at a price of 1.33 and a share WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ: ) , which rose 32.65% to end trading at the price of 0.78.

Among the weakest stocks today were the share of Roma Green Finance Ltd (NASDAQ: ), which fell by 70.84% ​​and was at the end of the trading day at 1.14, the share of Panwar (NASDAQ: ), which lost 61.29% to the level of 0.16 and the share of Dat-Chat ( NASDAQ:), which weakened by 49.37% and closed the trading day at 1.61.

The number of declining stocks exceeded the number of stocks that closed higher in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 2148 compared to 722 respectively, with 73 remaining unchanged; In trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2197 declined and 1228 gained, while 116 held their value.

Shares in Roma Green Finance Ltd (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low, finishing down 70.84% ​​or 2.77 points to trade at 1.14. Dat-Chat (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low – down 49.37% or 1.57 points to trade at 1.61.

Index , which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded up 6.86% and closed at 14.79, setting a new one-month high.

The gold futures contract for February delivery lost 1.05% or 21.30 and closed at $2,008.90 per ounce. And more in commodity trading – crude oil futures for delivery in March completed an increase of 0.21% or 0.15 and reached a price of $72.67 per barrel, while the March contract for Brent oil futures recorded a decrease of 0.34% or 0.27 points, closing at a price of $78.02 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair maintained stability – 0.07% and traded at a price of 1.09, while the USD/JPY pair completed an increase of 0.69% and reached the level of 148.20.

Futures on the US dollar index traded up 0.04% and settled at 103.15.