U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.32%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.32%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.37%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.68%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 2.03% or 0.65 points to trade at 32.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.54% or 0.55 points to end at 36.37 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 1.28% or 2.90 points to 229.07 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 1.70% or 1.58 points to trade at 91.36 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 1.66% or 5.77 points to end at 342.33 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.61% or 7.50 points to 458.39.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) which rose 7.27% to 58.45, Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) which was up 5.97% to settle at 35.86 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which gained 3.69% to close at 6.47.

The worst performers were Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (NYSE:ARE) which was down 4.70% to 115.45 in late trade, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which lost 3.97% to settle at 445.42 and EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which was down 3.62% to 219.59 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Scworx Corp (NASDAQ:WORX) which rose 75.67% to 0.66, Oncorus Inc (NASDAQ:ONCR) which was up 69.85% to settle at 0.13 and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) which gained 50.93% to close at 11.41.

The worst performers were Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) which was down 55.25% to 2.60 in late trade, Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) which lost 43.68% to settle at 1.07 and Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:UPC) which was down 37.35% to 0.52 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1753 to 1181 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2123 fell and 1427 advanced, while 122 ended unchanged.

Shares in Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) fell to all time lows; losing 55.25% or 3.21 to 2.60. Shares in Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) fell to all time lows; losing 43.68% or 0.83 to 1.07.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.62% to 13.54 a new 3-years low.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.06% or 1.25 to $1,969.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.47% or 1.04 to hit $71.66 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.14% or 0.86 to trade at $76.53 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 1.13% to 141.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 101.88.