U.S. Stock Market Overview

U.S. stocks declined after Thursday's close, with losses mainly in the Technology, Basic Materials, and Financials sectors.

Market Performance

• Dow Jones Industrial Average: Fell 0.90%, reaching a new 1-month low.
• S&P 500: Lost 1.86%.
• NASDAQ Composite: Decreased by 2.81%.

Top Performers on the Dow:

• Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ): +2.06% to $42.13
• Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN): +1.46% to $320.16
• Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): +1.19% to $96.21

Worst Performers on the Dow:

• Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): -6.03% to $406.35
• Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC): -3.50% to $21.52
• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN): -3.28% to $186.40

S&P 500 Highlights:

• Top Performers:

  • Paycom Soft (NYSE:PAYC): +21.41% to $209.13
  • Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR): +15.16% to $154.78
  • International Paper (NYSE:IP): +13.30% to $55.55

• Worst Performers:

  • Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII): -26.16% to $184.96
  • Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL): -20.90% to $68.94
  • Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV): -17.72% to $56.83

NASDAQ Composite Highlights:

• Top Performers:

  • Starbox Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:STBX): +1,115.90% to $1.56
  • Root Inc (NASDAQ:ROOT): +68.91% to $68.39
  • Plby Group Inc (NASDAQ:PLBY): +41.24% to $1.17

• Worst Performers:

  • MDJM Ltd (NASDAQ:MDJH): -59.37% to $0.25
  • Equillium Inc (NASDAQ:EQ): -37.61% to $0.86
  • Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB): -36.49% to $0.06

Market Trends

• Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on NYSE: 1976 to 828.
• On NASDAQ: 2488 fell; 819 advanced.

Notable Stock Movements:

• Paycom Soft (NYSE:PAYC): 52-week highs
• Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII): 52-week lows
• Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR): All-time highs
• Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL): 5-year lows

Volatility and Commodities

• CBOE Volatility Index: Up 13.81% to 23.16 (1-month high).
• Gold Futures: Down 1.55% to $2,757.35.
• Crude Oil: December: +2.71% to $70.47; January Brent: +2.61% to $74.04.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.09
• USD/JPY: -0.89% to 152.04
• US Dollar Index Futures: Down 0.05% at 103.81.