U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.37%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the gained 0.37% to hit a new all time high, while the index gained 0.51%, and the index added 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 1.98% or 5.64 points to trade at 289.91 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) added 1.06% or 1.46 points to end at 139.04 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 0.94% or 0.55 points to 58.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 0.92% or 3.08 points to trade at 329.92 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.11% or 0.10 points to end at 91.34 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) was down 0.07% or 0.10 points to 145.83.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 4.45% to 1868.77, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:) which was up 2.61% to settle at 16.54 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 1.98% to close at 289.91.

The worst performers were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 2.89% to 88.78 in late trade, Perrigo Company PLC (NYSE:) which lost 1.91% to settle at 52.48 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:) which was down 1.65% to 39.23 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mereo BioPharma Group PLC ADR (NASDAQ:) which rose 95.45% to 2.150, Oncolytics Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 54.10% to settle at 2.820 and Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 50.00% to close at 3.600.

The worst performers were Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 66.76% to 1.20 in late trade, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 60.00% to settle at 3.50 and GreenPro Capital Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 23.18% to 0.560000 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1743 to 1035 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1357 rose and 1294 declined, while 71 ended unchanged.

Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 1.98% or 5.64 to 289.91. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.98% or 5.64 to 289.91. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.06% or 1.46 to 139.04. Shares in Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 66.76% or 2.41 to 1.20. Shares in Oncolytics Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; up 54.10% or 0.990 to 2.820. Shares in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 60.00% or 5.25 to 3.50.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.16% to 12.65.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.74% or 11.10 to $1515.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.01% or 0.62 to hit $61.73 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $67.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.00% to 1.1097, while USD/JPY fell 0.06% to 109.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 97.170.

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