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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.34%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.81% or 0.81 points to trade at 29.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 1.91% or 3.99 points to end at 213.37 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.62% or 1.89 points to 118.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 1.66% or 2.57 points to trade at 152.51 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.16% or 5.61 points to end at 479.20 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.66% or 0.76 points to 114.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which rose 11.69% to 139.63, Bath & Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) which was up 10.79% to settle at 37.69 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which gained 9.22% to close at 371.29.
The worst performers were Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which was down 4.92% to 2.51 in late trade, Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) which lost 4.24% to settle at 154.13 and Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which was down 3.31% to 43.27 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Enveric Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENVB) which rose 136.96% to 3.59, AVROBIO Inc (NASDAQ:AVRO) which was up 45.33% to settle at 0.84 and WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ:WLGS) which gained 44.70% to close at 1.91.
The worst performers were Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:APTX) which was down 39.00% to 0.06 in late trade, NanoString Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:NSTG) which lost 29.02% to settle at 6.04 and Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RIGL) which was down 28.57% to 1.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1690 to 1238 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1936 rose and 1626 declined, while 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 11.69% or 14.61 to 139.63. Shares in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.22% or 31.33 to 371.29. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.91% or 3.99 to 213.37. Shares in Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:APTX) fell to all time lows; losing 39.00% or 0.04 to 0.06.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.86% to 16.05.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.26% or 25.05 to $1,959.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.17% or 0.85 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.94 to trade at $76.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.72% to 138.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.64% at 103.39.
