U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.23%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.23%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.36%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 1.99% or 10.05 points to trade at 515.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.74% or 0.73 points to end at 42.69 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.61% or 2.70 points to 169.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.90% or 0.73 points to trade at 37.78 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.32% or 1.88 points to end at 140.78 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.16% or 3.44 points to 293.76.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) which rose 3.77% to 481.87, L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX) which was up 3.74% to settle at 239.60 and WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) which gained 3.28% to close at 470.12.

The worst performers were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was down 9.55% to 11.27 in late trade, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which lost 7.19% to settle at 33.69 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was down 6.82% to 8.74 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Inspira Technologies Oxy BHN Ltd (NASDAQ:IINN) which rose 76.61% to 2.19, Waitr Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WTRH) which was up 73.24% to settle at 0.27 and Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TTNP) which gained 48.76% to close at 0.90.

The worst performers were Kornit Digital Ltd (NASDAQ:KRNT) which was down 25.67% to 23.46 in late trade, Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:AMTI) which lost 25.64% to settle at 2.32 and Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) which was down 23.33% to 0.69 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1951 to 1201 and 124 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2169 fell and 1631 advanced, while 197 ended unchanged.

Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.19% or 2.61 to 33.69. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.90% or 0.73 to 37.78. Shares in Kornit Digital Ltd (NASDAQ:KRNT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 25.67% or 8.10 to 23.46. Shares in Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:AMTI) fell to all time lows; losing 25.64% or 0.80 to 2.32.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.94% to 26.73.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.48% or 26.10 to $1,737.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.09% or 1.08 to hit $98.42 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.37% or 2.44 to trade at $100.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.81% to 1.02, while USD/JPY fell 0.00% to 135.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 106.88.