US stocks closed lower, Dow Jones down 0.96% At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones fell 0.96% to a one-month low, the SP 500 fell 1.10% and the NASDAQ Composite index shed 1.12%. The leading performer among the Dow Jones index components in today''s trading was American Express Company, which gained 0.12 points (0.08%) to close at 154.66. Quotes JPMorgan Chase Co rose by 0.02 points (0.02%), ending trading at 114.41. Nike Inc lost 0.02 points (0.02%) to close at 107.86. The biggest losers were Dow Inc, which shed 1.49 points or 2.82% to end the session at 51.38. Caterpillar Inc was up 2.52% or 4.84 points to close at 186.94, while Chevron Corp was down 2.44% or 4.01 points to close at 160.62. . Leading gainers among the SP 500 index components in today''s trading were EPAM Systems Inc, which rose 2.09% to 424.71, Gap Inc, which gained 2.00% to close at 9.67, and Paycom Soft, which rose 1.74% to end the session at 357.29. The biggest losers were CF Industries Holdings Inc, which shed 6.48% to close at 106.00.