FX.co ★ US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 1.05%

At the close in the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones fell 1.05%, the S&P 500 index fell 1.45%, the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.18%.

The leading gainer among the components of the Dow Jones index today was Verizon Communications Inc, which gained 0.53 points (1.40%) to close at 38.31. Nike Inc rose 0.93 points (0.80%) to close at 116.71. Procter & Gamble Company rose 0.35 points or 0.23% to close at 152.19.

The least gainers were Boeing Co shares, which fell 7.75 points or 3.95% to end the session at 188.25. Intel Corporation was up 3.21% or 0.86 points to close at 25.97, while Microsoft Corporation was down 2.55% or 6.24 points to close at 238.19. .

Leading gainers among the S&P 500 components today were FedEx Corporation, which rose 3.35% to 175.69, VF Corporation, which gained 2.95% to close at 26.21, and Warner Bros Discovery Inc, which rose 2.10% to end the session at 9.23.

The least gainers were shares of Tesla Inc, which decreased in price by 8.88%, closing at 125.35. Shares of Lam Research Corp lost 8.65% and ended the session at 409.11. Quotes of Applied Materials Inc decreased in price by 7.84% to 97.60.

Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were IsoPlexis Corp, which rose 102.87% to hit 1.40, E-Home Household Service Holdings Ltd, which gained 91.76% to close at 1, 35, as well as Core Scientific Inc, which rose 72.94% to end the session at 0.09.

The least gainers were Akso Health Group DRC shares, which were virtually unchanged at 0.00% to close at 0.39. Shares of Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp lost 40.75% to end the session at 14.86. Quotes Pacifico Acquisition Corp fell in price by 35.06% to 1.13.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that fell in price (2,350) exceeded the number that closed on the plus side (735), while 101 stocks were virtually unchanged. On NASDAQ, 2,439 stocks were down, 1,256 were up, and 189 remained flat.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, rose 9.47% to 21.97.

Gold futures for February delivery shed 1.41%, or 25.65, to hit $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for February delivery fell 0.03%, or 0.02, to $78.27 a barrel. Brent oil futures for February delivery fell 0.56%, or 0.46, to $81.74 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.09% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell 0.08% to hit 132.37.

Futures on the USD index rose 0.25% to 104.11.