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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.67%, while the S&P 500 index lost 3.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 3.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 101.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) fell 0.49% or 0.64 points to end at 129.21 and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) was down 0.53% or 0.22 points to 40.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 5.46% or 4.54 points to trade at 78.56 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 5.07% or 7.28 points to end at 136.33 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 4.77% or 2.82 points to 56.36.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which rose 4.88% to 18.50, FLIR Systems Inc (NASDAQ:FLIR) which was up 4.31% to settle at 40.65 and Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which gained 3.83% to close at 6.02.
The worst performers were Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which was down 9.94% to 101.18 in late trade, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which lost 8.66% to settle at 243.63 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was down 7.61% to 7.41 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Energous Co (NASDAQ:WATT) which rose 155.98% to 2.675, Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) which was up 82.69% to settle at 1.425 and Torm PLC Class A (NASDAQ:TRMD) which gained 64.47% to close at 12.50.
The worst performers were Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CYCC) which was down 52.31% to 4.1200 in late trade, Summit Wireless Technologies (NASDAQ:WISA) which lost 40.78% to settle at 2.5400 and Safe-T Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:SFET) which was down 32.10% to 1.10 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2309 to 578 and 51 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1991 fell and 675 advanced, while 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CYCC) fell to 52-week lows; down 52.31% or 4.5200 to 4.1200. Shares in Summit Wireless Technologies (NASDAQ:WISA) fell to 52-week lows; down 40.78% or 1.7489 to 2.5400. Shares in Torm PLC Class A (NASDAQ:TRMD) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 64.47% or 4.90 to 12.50. Shares in Safe-T Group Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:SFET) fell to all time lows; losing 32.10% or 0.52 to 1.10.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.60% to 45.41.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.55% or 9.35 to $1701.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 35.93% or 7.34 to hit $13.09 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.04 to trade at $19.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.0861, while USD/JPY fell 0.06% to 107.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 100.355.
