At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones was down 0.10%, the S&P 500 was down 0.33% and the NASDAQ Composite was down 0.09%.
The leading performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today was JPMorgan Chase & Co, which gained 1.65 points (1.62%) to close at 103.61. Quotes of Coca-Cola Co rose by 0.66 points (1.21%), closing trading at 55.14. Intel Corporation rose 0.29 points or 1.16% to close at 25.33.
The biggest losers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, which shed 0.67 points or 2.05% to end the session at 31.94. Walmart Inc was up 1.13% or 1.50 points to close at 131.17, while Boeing Co was down 0.87% or 1.15 points to close at 130.42. .
Leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today's trading were Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, which rose 11.48% to 45.36, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, which gained 11.61% to close at 12. 98, as well as shares of Carnival Corporation, which rose 9.79% to close the session at 7.29.
The biggest losers were Albemarle Corp, which shed 7.89% to close at 251.45. Shares of T. Rowe Price Group Inc lost 5.14% to end the session at 98.07. Quotes of Entergy Corporation decreased in price by 4.52% to 96.58.
Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd, which rose 191.16% to hit 0.91, Agrify Corp, which gained 88.02% to close at 0.95, and also shares of 9F Inc, which rose 83.42% to close the session at 0.35.
The biggest losers were Fednat Holding Co, which shed 33.87% to close at 0.22. Shares of T2 Biosystms Inc lost 30.00% and ended the session at 0.06. Kinnate Biopharma Inc lost 26.65% to 8.12.
On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that fell in price (1818) exceeded the number of those that closed in positive territory (1274), while quotes of 132 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 1,902 stocks fell, 1,820 rose, and 278 remained at the previous close.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 0.18% to 33.57.
Gold futures for December delivery shed 0.33%, or 5.50, to hit $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for November delivery fell 2.70%, or 2.41, to $86.94 a barrel. Futures for Brent crude for December delivery fell 2.13%, or 2.01, to $92.28 a barrel.
Meanwhile, in the forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.03% to 0.97, while USD/JPY edged up 0.70% to hit 146.88.
Futures on the USD index rose 0.06% to 113.19.