U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.07%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.07% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.31%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.49% or 2.31 points to trade at 157.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 0.10% or 0.16 points to end at 153.69 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 0.03% or 0.01 points to 35.27 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 3.17% or 3.98 points to trade at 121.65 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 2.01% or 3.84 points to end at 186.89 and Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.78% or 2.48 points to 137.16.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which rose 4.34% to 106.86, Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) which was up 3.83% to settle at 120.91 and The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which gained 3.79% to close at 54.84.

The worst performers were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 4.49% to 17.01 in late trade, Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which lost 4.13% to settle at 223.39 and Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) which was down 3.92% to 297.60 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ:VERO) which rose 54.87% to 0.54, Sunrise New Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ:EPOW) which was up 31.46% to settle at 2.80 and Advanced Human Imaging Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:AHI) which gained 27.05% to close at 1.24.

The worst performers were PolyPid (NASDAQ:PYPD) which was down 73.47% to 1.43 in late trade, Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SHPH) which lost 71.56% to settle at 14.90 and ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:PIXY) which was down 33.92% to 13.60 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1798 to 1304 and 116 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2344 fell and 1372 advanced, while 236 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.17% or 3.98 to 121.65. Shares in PolyPid (NASDAQ:PYPD) fell to all time lows; losing 73.47% or 3.96 to 1.43. Shares in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SHPH) fell to all time lows; down 71.56% or 37.50 to 14.90. Shares in ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:PIXY) fell to all time lows; losing 33.92% or 6.98 to 13.60.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.35% to 25.47.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 12.05 to $1,721.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.59% or 0.51 to hit $87.12 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.03% or 0.95 to trade at $93.31 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.00, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 140.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 109.55.