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The 4 Stocks That Weighed on the Dow Monday

Paul Ausick

Published: November 23, 2015 4:01 pm

Last Updated: January 13, 2020 4:50 pm

November 23, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Monday with very slight positive or negative differences from Friday’s closing prices. The trading band for all three major indexes was quite narrow today though volume was near average. WTI crude for January delivery shed about 0.4% today to settle at $41.75 per barrel. Gold dropped 0.9% to settle at $1,066.80. Equities were headed for a lower close shortly before the closing bell as the DJIA traded down 0.18% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.15%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.08%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Monday was Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) which traded down XX% at $XX. The stock’s 52-week range is $28.47 to $36.46. Trading volume was more than 3 times higher than the daily average of around 31 million. The drug maker has struck a $155 billion deal to merge with Allergan in a tax-advantaged inversion deal.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) traded down XX% at $XX. The stock’s 52-week range is $167.49 to $218.77. Volume was about 40% below the daily average of around 3.4 million shares traded. The company had no specific news today.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded down XX% at $XX. The stock’s 52-week range is $92.00 to $134.54. Trading volume was less than half the daily average of about 55.5 million. The company had no specific news today.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) traded down XX% at $XX. The stock’s 52-week range is $50.07 to $70.61. Trading volume was about half the daily average of about 16.5 million. The big bank had no specific news today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 21 are set to close lower today and 9 are on track to close higher.

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