US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 0.47% At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones fell 0.47%, the SP 500 fell 0.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite fell 0.03%. Chevron Corp was the top gainer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 5.09 points or 3.24% to close at 161.99. Quotes of Caterpillar Inc rose by 5.45 points (2.84%), closing the session at 197.21. Dow Inc rose 1.21 points or 2.22% to close at 55.62. The biggest losers were Procter Gamble Company, which shed 2.88 points or 1.93% to end the session at 146.45. Home Depot Inc climbed 1.70% or 5.31 points to close at 306.90 while UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shed 1.61% or 8.77 points to close at 535 .80. Leading gainers among the SP 500 index components in today''s trading were Halliburton Company, which rose 6.95% to hit 31.22, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, which gained 6.90% to close at 73.79, and shares of Schlumberger NV, which rose 6.61% to close the session at 39.36. The biggest losers were shares of Twitter Inc, which shed 7.32% to close at 39.86.