2024-04-10 20:35:47
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, an index ended down 1.09%, reaching a one-month low, while an index fell by 0.95%, and an index fell by 0.84%.
Among the leading stocks in the index today, Walmart (NYSE: ) stood out, which added 1.39% or 0.83 points to its value, and its price was 60.62 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, Chevron (NYSE: ) added 0.41% or 0.67 points to trade at 162.67, while Procter & Gamble (NYSE: ) added 0.37% or 0.58 points to trade at 157.24 in late trade.
The worst performer was Home Depot (NYSE: ), which closed down 3.00% or 10.86 points to trade at 350.56 at the end of the trading day. Intel (NASDAQ: ) shed 2.95% or 1.13 points to 37.20 and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: ) declined 2.42% or 9.95 points to 400.76.
The best performers today in the S&P 500 were Exxon Enterprises (NASDAQ: ), which added 2.25% to 318.26, Kroger (NYSE: ), which added 2.13% to close at 56.60, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: ), which rose by 1.97% and ended the trade at a price of 870.39.
Among the weakest stocks today were Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: ), which fell 6.65% to close at 810.13, SBA Communications (NASDAQ: ), which lost 6.51% to 204.38 and Extra Space Storage (NYSE: , which weakened by 6.49% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 142.50.
The best performers today in the NASDAQ index were Marine Software (NASDAQ:), which added 126.30% to its value at a price of 0.65, Adel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:), which completed an increase of 106.19% and closed at a price of 2.33 and iCoreConnect Inc (NASDAQ: ), which increased by 50.89% and ended the trade at a price of 1.69.
Among the weakest stocks today were Ascent Solar Tech (NASDAQ:), which fell by 51.22% and stood at 0.13 at the end of the trading day, Processa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:), which lost 36.77% to 1.84 and EZGO Technologies (NASDAQ) :), which weakened by 27.83% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 0.04.
The number of declining stocks exceeded the number of stocks that closed higher in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 2434 compared to 452 respectively, with 35 remaining unchanged; In trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2587 declined and 792 gained, while 100 held their value.
Shares of Ascent Solar Tech (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low – decreasing 51.22% or 0.14 points to trade at 0.13. Shares of Processa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low – down 36.77% or 1.07 points to trade at 1.84. EZGO Technologies (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low, shedding 27.83% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.04.
Index, which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded up 5.47% and closed at a price of 15.80.
The gold futures contract for June delivery lost 0.50% or 11.80 and closed at $2,350.60 per ounce. And more in commodity trading – crude oil futures for delivery in May completed an increase of 1.13% or 0.96 and reached a price of $86.19 per barrel, while the June contract for Brent oil futures registered an increase of 1.15% or 1.03 points, closing at a price of $90.45 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair lost 1.02% and traded at 1.07, while the USD/JPY pair completed an increase of 0.79% and reached the level of 152.98.
The futures contracts on the US dollar index traded up 1.00% and settled at 104.96.
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