U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.86%
U.S. stocks concluded trading mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.86% to its lowest point in three months. The S&P 500 index decreased 0.25%, while the NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.24%. Salesforce Inc led Dow Jones gains, increasing 1.89% to close at 229.57, while Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc also saw gains, finishing at 333.02 and 249.15 respectively.
Conversely, Walmart Inc, Merck & Company, and 3M Company were among the Dow Jones' worst performers, falling by 2.70%, 2.66%, and 2.58% respectively. On the S&P 500, Gen Digital Inc, Cboe Global Markets Inc, and Synopsys Inc were the top gainers, while Jabil Inc, CarMax Inc, and Moderna Inc were the worst. The NASDAQ Composite's leaders included NewGenIvf Group Ltd, Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation, and Tenon Medical Inc, with the worst performers being Liquidia Corporation, DarkIris Inc, and CVRx Inc. The CBOE Volatility Index climbed 1.75% to 16.32.
Gold Futures and Crude oil futures also saw slight increases, while EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.13 and USD/JPY rose to 157.47.
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