FX.co ★ US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 0.02%

At the close on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones fell 0.02% to a one-month low, the S&P 500 index fell 0.54%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.40%.

Dow Inc was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 2.96 points or 5.17% to close at 60.18. Chevron Corp rose 2.68 points or 2.02% to close at 135.37. Merck & Company Inc rose 1.44 points or 1.82% to close at 80.58.

The losers were shares of Intel Corporation, which lost 3.64 points or 7.04% to end the session at 48.05. Boeing Co was up 2.33% or 4.52 points to close at 189.75 while American Express Company was down 1.95% or 3.42 points to close at 171. 90.

Among the S&P 500 index components gainers today were ServiceNow Inc, which rose 9.14% to hit 528.69, Ball Corporation, which gained 8.57% to close at 93.99, and Seagate Technology PLC, which gained 7.65% to end the session at 103.68.

The biggest losers were Teradyne Inc, which shed 22.41% to close at 111.24. Shares of Tesla Inc lost 11.55% and ended the session at 829.10. Quotes of Advanced Micro Devices Inc decreased in price by 7.33% to 102.60.

The leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were National Security Group Inc, which rose 69.65% to 15.65, Sidus Space Inc, which gained 31.55% to close at 10.80. as well as shares of Galapagos NV ADR, which rose 22.47% to close the session at 65.30.

The biggest losers were Epizyme Inc, which shed 44.21% to close at 1.060. Shares of TG Therapeutics Inc shed 40.65% to end the session at 8.25. Quotes of Cyngn Inc decreased in price by 36.47% to 1.62.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that fell in price (2349) exceeded the number of those that closed in positive territory (941), while quotes of 143 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 3,122 companies fell in price, 838 rose, and 174 remained at the level of the previous close.

Chevron Corp shares rose to an all-time high, up 2.02%, 2.68 points, to close at 135.37. Shares in National Security Group Inc surged to a 52-week high, up 69.65% or 6.43 points to close at 15.65. Epizyme Inc shares fell to all-time lows, down 44.21% or 0.840 to close at 1.060. TG Therapeutics Inc shares fell to a 52-week low, falling 40.65%, 5.65 points, to close at 8.25. Cyngn Inc shares tumbled to all-time lows, dropping 36.47% or 0.93 points to close at 1.62.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 4.60% to 30.49.

Gold futures for February delivery lost 1.81%, or 33.15, to $1,796.55 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for March delivery fell 0.08%, or 0.07, to $87.28 a barrel. Brent oil futures for April delivery rose 0.24%, or 0.21, to $88.90 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the Forex market, EUR/USD fell 0.02% to hit 1.1141, while USD/JPY shed 0.01% to hit 115.32.

Futures on the USD index rose 0.87% to 97.235.