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U.S. shares lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.68%

Published 2018-06-27, 04:25 p/m
© Reuters.  U.S. shares lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.68%
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Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.68% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.86%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.54%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which rose 1.60% or 0.22 points to trade at 13.96 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.48% or 1.84 points to end at 126.00 and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) was up 1.33% or 1.07 points to 81.71 in late trade.

Biggest losers included McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which lost 2.17% or 3.49 points to trade at 157.42 in late trade. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.83% or 0.91 points to end at 48.76 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) shed 1.67% or 1.21 points to 71.35.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Concho Resources Inc (NYSE:CXO) which rose 4.62% to 137.78, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was up 4.00% to settle at 16.90 and Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) which gained 3.89% to close at 45.89.

The worst performers were ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) which was down 7.27% to 35.45 in late trade, Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ:BHF) which lost 5.30% to settle at 40.23 and Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which was down 4.37% to 36.79 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Differential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DFBG) which rose 512.36% to 5.450, Medigus Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:MDGS) which was up 27.68% to settle at 1.430 and Spi Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ:SPI) which gained 19.14% to close at 0.43.

The worst performers were Aquinox Pha (NASDAQ:AQXP) which was down 84.72% to 2.34 in late trade, Summit Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:SMMT) which lost 79.84% to settle at 2.55 and Pain Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTIE) which was down 71.45% to 2.435 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2199 to 871 and 114 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2108 fell and 474 advanced, while 86 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.49% to 17.75 a new 1-month high.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.44% or 5.50 to $1254.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.58% or 1.82 to hit $72.35 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.46% or 1.11 to trade at $77.25 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.77% to 1.1558, while USD/JPY rose 0.15% to 110.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 95.00.

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