U.S. Stock Market Summary

U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, with the Technology, Healthcare, and Consumer Services sectors leading the declines.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.70%.
– S&P 500 decreased by 1.32%.
– NASDAQ Composite dropped by 2.25%.

Best Performers on Dow Jones

• Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): +5.46% (up 5.96 points) to $115.08
• Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ): +1.91% (up 0.78 points) to $41.65
• Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV): +1.68% (up 4.30 points) to $260.82

Worst Performers on Dow Jones

• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN): -4.22% (down 8.93 points) to $202.55
• Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN): -4.16% (down 12.32 points) to $283.61
• NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA): -3.26% (down 4.78 points) to $141.98

Top Performers on S&P 500

• Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR): +11.14% to $65.77
• Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): +5.46% to $115.08
• DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA): +3.87% to $160.33

Worst Performers on S&P 500

• Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT): -9.20% to $168.88
• Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE:OMC): -7.79% to $96.86
• Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA): -7.34% to $36.85

Top Performers on NASDAQ Composite

• CERo Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CERO): +52.40% to $0.29
• Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYCN): +45.76% to $2.58
• Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ:SPPL): +43.47% to $1.27

Worst Performers on NASDAQ Composite

• Tff Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TFFP): -76.64% to $0.38
• Eyenovia Inc (NASDAQ:EYEN): -70.04% to $0.10
• iPower Inc (NASDAQ:IPW): -40.00% to $0.72

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones:
– NYSE: 1853 fell, 963 advanced
– NASDAQ: 2443 fell, 875 advanced

Shares in Palantir Technologies reached all-time highs, while Moderna and Tff Pharmaceuticals hit three-year lows and all-time lows, respectively.

CBOE Volatility Index

• Up 12.79% to 16.14.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (December): -0.26% to $2,566.15
• Crude Oil (December): -2.47% to $67.00
• Brent Oil (January): -2.04% to $71.08

Currency Market

• EUR/USD: +0.02% to 1.05
• USD/JPY: -1.24% to 154.31
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.06% to 106.67