U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 2.11% By Investing.com

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

At the close in NYSE, the lost 2.11%, while the index lost 2.80%, and the index lost 3.80%.

The best performers of the session on the were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which rose 0.18% or 0.16 points to trade at 87.60 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:) fell 0.66% or 1.56 points to end at 233.19 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) was down 0.70% or 1.26 points to 177.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which fell 5.37% or 1.46 points to trade at 25.72 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 5.36% or 1.73 points to end at 30.52 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) was down 5.09% or 12.55 points to 234.24.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 7.28% to 102.14, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 2.24% to settle at 496.09 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:) which gained 2.01% to close at 30.41.

The worst performers were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 13.87% to 58.44 in late trade, CVS Health Corp (NYSE:) which lost 10.52% to settle at 88.21 and Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:) which was down 8.56% to 154.24 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Inventiva Sa (NASDAQ:) which rose 69.47% to 7.05, Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 61.35% to settle at 2.63 and Minim Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 50.94% to close at 0.32.

The worst performers were Avenue Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 57.71% to 2.66 in late trade, InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:) which lost 49.25% to settle at 4.05 and Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 35.53% to 0.58 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2646 to 435 and 102 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3069 fell and 645 advanced, while 200 ended unchanged.

Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; down 13.87% or 9.41 to 58.44. Shares in Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 8.56% or 14.44 to 154.24. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.37% or 1.46 to 25.72. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.36% or 1.73 to 30.52. Shares in Avenue Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 57.71% or 3.63 to 2.66. Shares in Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 35.53% or 0.32 to 0.58.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.75% to 31.36.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.06% or 18.20 to $1,702.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 4.93% or 4.36 to hit $92.81 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.91% or 3.69 to trade at $98.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.50% to 0.97, while USD/JPY rose 0.18% to 145.38.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 112.67.