FX.co ★ US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 0.49%

At the close on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones fell 0.49% to a one-month low, the S&P 500 fell 0.90%, and the NASDAQ Composite fell 1.49%.

The leading performer among the Dow Jones index components in today's trading was Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc, which gained 0.27 points (0.69%) to close at 39.32. Chevron Corp rose 1.16 points or 0.69% to close at 169.88. JPMorgan Chase & Co rose 0.77 points or 0.60% to close at 130.06.

The least gainers were Walt Disney Company, which shed 4.30 points or 4.77% to end the session at 85.78. Nike Inc was up 2.74% or 2.90 points to close at 103.05, while Home Depot Inc was down 1.86% or 6.01 points to close at 317. 33.

Leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today's trading were NRG Energy Inc, which rose 1.58% to 31.54, Wells Fargo & Company, which gained 1.53% to close at 41.82. as well as Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, which rose 1.48% to end the session at 151.45.

The least gainers were Warner Bros Discovery Inc, which shed 6.66% to close at 9.25. Shares of Under Armor Inc A shed 6.01% to end the session at 9.54. Quotes of CarMax Inc decreased in price by 5.45% to 58.09.

The leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc, which rose 268.07% to hit 234.83, Axcella Health Inc, which gained 165.27% to close at 0.43, and also shares of Soleno Therapeutics Inc, which rose 103.86% to end the session at 1.85.

Shares of Cosmos Holdings Inc became the drop leaders, which fell in price by 67.01%, closing at 7.59. Shares of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd shed 11.72% to end the session at 0.58. Quotes of Schmitt Industries Inc decreased in price by 44.88% to 0.46.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that fell in price (2222) exceeded the number of those that closed in positive territory (876), while quotes of 90 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 2,698 companies fell in price, 1,051 rose, and 177 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 0.93% to 22.41.

Gold futures for February delivery lost 0.21%, or 3.85, to hit $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for February delivery rose 1.85%, or 1.38, to $75.84 a barrel. Futures for Brent crude for February delivery rose 1.45%, or 1.15, to $80.19 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.21% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to hit 136.95.

Futures on the USD index practically did not change 0.00% to 104.33.