U.S. Stocks Mixed Post-Close

U.S. stocks exhibited mixed performance after Friday's close. Gains in Consumer Services, Consumer Goods, and Technology sectors were contrasted by losses in Oil & Gas, Utilities, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the NYSE close:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average: -0.28%
– S&P 500: +0.25%
– NASDAQ Composite: +0.78%

Best and Worst Performers

Dow Jones

• Top Performers:
  • Amazon.com Inc (AMZN): +2.94% (6.48 points) to 227.03
  • IBM (NYSE:IBM): +1.40% (3.29 points) to 238.04
  • American Express (AXP): +1.15% (3.45 points) to 303.98
• Worst Performers:
  • Unitedhealth Group (UNH): -5.07% (29.35 points) to 549.62
  • Chevron Corp (CVX): -2.57% (4.09 points) to 155.24
  • NVIDIA (NVDA): -1.80% (2.62 points) to 142.45

S&P 500

• Top Performers:
  • Lululemon (LULU): +15.89% to 399.60
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE): +10.67% to 23.96
  • Ulta Beauty (ULTA): +8.99% to 428.17
• Worst Performers:
  • Unitedhealth Group (UNH): -5.07% to 549.62
  • Cooper Companies (COO): -4.39% to 98.70
  • Halliburton (HAL): -4.15% to 28.78

NASDAQ Composite

• Top Performers:
  • Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC): +222.86% to 3.39
  • MSP Recovery (LIFW): +103.77% to 3.24
  • GaxosAI (GXAI): +81.70% to 2.58
• Worst Performers:
  • Oriental Rise Holdings (ORIS): -93.54% to 3.62
  • Lichen China (LICN): -76.93% to 0.49
  • Mynaric AG ADR (MYNA): -64.54% to 0.50

Market Trends

On the NYSE, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1511 to 1293, with 86 unchanged. The Nasdaq saw 2007 rising against 1296 declining, with 124 unchanged.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares rose to five-year highs, while Amazon and IBM reached all-time highs. In contrast, Oriental Rise Holdings and others fell to all-time lows.

Volatility and Commodities

The CBOE Volatility Index fell 5.69% to 12.77, marking a three-month low.
– Gold Futures for February increased by 0.20% to $2653.81.
– Crude Oil: January fell 1.64% to $67.18; February Brent fell 1.43% to $71.06.

Forex Markets: EUR/USD unchanged at 1.06; USD/JPY down 0.06% to 149.99; US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.25% to 105.96.