The major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly decline. The Dow Jones was down 0.18%, the S&P 500 was down 0.16%, the NASDAQ added 0.13%. The leaders of the growth were Aeye, which soared more than 35.28%, followed by the shares of Elite Education Group International Limited, which rose more than 38%. Elite Education Group International Limited, which gained more than 34 over 10%. Leap Therapeutics (+31%). The prevalence of bearish sentiment could not be prevented by the release of of positive statistics on the volume of retail sales in the United States. States. According to the data released by the country's Commerce Department. The index rose by 0.7% in August compared to the previous month. The results exceeded analysts' expectations, analysts had predicted a decrease of 0.8%. The number of jobless claims over the past week was not too optimistic, rising 20,000 from the previous week.