US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 1.56% At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones was down 1.56%, the SP 500 was down 2.01% and the NASDAQ Composite was down 2.98%. Chevron Corp was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 2.37 points or 1.61% to close at 149.94. Quotes Dow Inc rose by 0.31 points (0.59%), ending trading at 52.53. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated rose 2.78 points or 0.55% to close at 508.44. The biggest losers were Nike Inc, which lost 7.72 points or 6.99% to end the session at 102.78. Salesforce.com Inc. shares rose 9.85 points (5.43%) to close at 171.46, while Home Depot Inc shed 12.54 points (4.44%) to close at 270.15. Leading gainers among the components of the SP 500 index today were Hess Corporation, which rose 5.57% to 112.92, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, which gained 4.77% to close at 61.71, and shares of Marathon Oil Corporation, which rose 4.37% to close the session at 24.13. Etsy Inc was the biggest loser, shedding 8.20% to close at 74.04. Shares of Enphase Energy Inc shed 7.53% to end the session at 190.65.