U.S. stocks fell after closing on Monday (February 19), with declines in sectors such as technology, telecommunications and consumer goods dragging down the market。

Dow Jones industrial average down 0 at New York Stock Exchange close.37%, the S & P 500 fell 0.48%, Nasdaq composite down 0.82%。

Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK) was the Dow Jones Industrial Average's best performer of the day, up 0.99% to 127.79 USD。Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) closed up 0.63% at 170.$36; Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) closed up 0.56%, reported 55.48美元。

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) became the day's worst performer, down 2.40%, to close at 103.51 美元。Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN) Down 1.86% to 283.$70; Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) down 1.26% to close at 48.44美元。

The best-performing stocks in the S & P 500 included Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), up 6.35% to 199.$57; Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) up 5.23% to close at 255.$15; Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) up 4.78% to 141.50美元。

The worst performing stocks included Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: DLR), which fell 8.34% to 136.$22; Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) down 7.41% to close at 546.$66; Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ: PARA) down 4.69%, closing at 12.00 美元。

The best performers in the Nasdaq Composite Index included GaxosAI Inc. (NASDAQ: GXAI) up 172.90%, closing at 0.$71; MicroCloud Hologram Inc (NASDAQ: HOLO) up 114.06% to 66.$36; Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ: CPOP) Up 99.25%, to close at 2.65美元。

The worst performing stocks included China Natural Resources Inc (NASDAQ: CHNR), down 48.99%, closing at 1.$77; Trupanion Inc (NASDAQ: TRUP) down 35.15%, closing at 22.$88; Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) down 23.81%, at 72.00 美元。

On the New York Stock Exchange, decliners outnumbered gainers; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, decliners were unchanged from gainers。

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) shares hit all-time high, up 6.35% to 199.$57; Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) shares also hit record highs, up 5.23% to close at 255.$15; Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK) shares up 0.99% to 127.$79; Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) shares up 0.63%, to close at 170.36美元。

Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (CBOE Volatility Index) up 3.30%, to 14.71。

Gold futures up 0 in April.26%, reported 2029.$40 / oz。In other commodities trading, April crude oil futures fell 0.31%, to 78 per barrel.$22; April Brent down 0.17%, to 83 per barrel.33美元。

EUR / USD steady at 1.08, while USD / JPY fell 0.04% to 150.15。Dollar Index Futures Down 0.04%, to 104.14。