Concerns about an oil glut sent the markets down to a lower close with the Dow slipping 23 points to 17,528. Nasdaq lost 7 points to 5,040.
On the upside
Abraxas Petroleum (Nasdaq: AXAS) stock rose again.
Shares of Viking Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VKTX) nearly doubled on no news.
Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) priced the equity awards granted to certain officers at $2.4267.
On the downside
Shares of Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) slipped on lower gold prices.
Retreating crude oil prices weighed down shares of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) and Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO).
Investors locked in profits on Patriot National (NYSE: PN).
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 4 points to 2,056. Bitcoin lost $4 to $419.