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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.31%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.28% or 3.90 points to trade at 175.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 1.64% or 2.48 points to end at 153.29 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.25% or 0.90 points to 73.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 1.83% or 1.06 points to trade at 57.02 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.56% or 0.82 points to end at 51.75 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) was down 1.21% or 2.50 points to 204.65.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which rose 8.20% to 21.77, Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which was up 5.83% to settle at 24.51 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which gained 5.57% to close at 19.53.
The worst performers were Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which was down 5.13% to 42.76 in late trade, Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) which lost 3.94% to settle at 33.15 and Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 2.77% to 70.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Insignia Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISIG) which rose 84.10% to 19.110, Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) which was up 70.26% to settle at 3.320 and Pioneer Pow (NASDAQ:PPSI) which gained 34.04% to close at 10.790.
The worst performers were Radius Heal (NASDAQ:RDUS) which was down 44.30% to 8.01 in late trade, Nuvei Corp (NASDAQ:NVEI) which lost 40.45% to settle at 57.97 and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) which was down 23.91% to 19.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2069 to 1174 and 147 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2536 rose and 1291 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.28% or 3.90 to 175.08. Shares in Insignia Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISIG) rose to all time highs; rising 84.10% or 8.730 to 19.110. Shares in Radius Heal (NASDAQ:RDUS) fell to 5-year lows; down 44.30% or 6.37 to 8.01. Shares in Pioneer Pow (NASDAQ:PPSI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 34.04% or 2.740 to 10.790. Shares in Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) fell to 52-week lows; down 23.91% or 5.97 to 19.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.09% to 19.90.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.04% or 0.65 to $1784.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.85% or 0.61 to hit $72.66 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $75.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1345, while USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 113.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 95.945.
