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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.31%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.61% or 3.81 points to trade at 239.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.17% or 2.31 points to end at 200.46 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 0.87% or 1.23 points to 142.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.15% or 0.41 points to trade at 35.39 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 0.95% or 0.24 points to end at 24.90 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.72% or 1.02 points to 141.45.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) which rose 10.11% to 212.20, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 5.94% to settle at 210.78 and SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG) which gained 5.89% to close at 313.63.
The worst performers were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 8.06% to 12.20 in late trade, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which lost 4.49% to settle at 3.40 and Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW) which was down 3.37% to 77.88 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Lucira Health Inc (NASDAQ:LHDX) which rose 264.29% to 0.51, ContraFect Corp (NASDAQ:CFRX) which was up 52.90% to settle at 4.74 and Blackboxstocks Inc (NASDAQ:BLBX) which gained 47.27% to close at 0.81.
The worst performers were Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RNER) which was down 44.44% to 5.05 in late trade, Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ:SMSI) which lost 36.40% to settle at 1.59 and Apexigen Inc (NASDAQ:APGN) which was down 33.22% to 0.87 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1809 to 1211 and 98 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2022 rose and 1669 declined, while 182 ended unchanged.
Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.06% or 1.07 to 12.20. Shares in Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.49% or 0.16 to 3.40. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.95% or 0.24 to 24.90. Shares in Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RNER) fell to all time lows; losing 44.44% or 4.04 to 5.05. Shares in Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ:SMSI) fell to 3-years lows; falling 36.40% or 0.91 to 1.59.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 20.95.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.39% or 7.05 to $1,824.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.72% or 0.55 to hit $75.77 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.86% or 0.71 to trade at $82.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell 0.17% to 136.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 104.61.
