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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.52%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.09% or 3.50 points to trade at 116.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.41% or 4.88 points to end at 207.42 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 1.77% or 4.31 points to 247.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.65% or 4.93 points to trade at 294.26 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.23% or 2.38 points to end at 191.62 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.09% or 1.04 points to 94.27.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 7.09% to 42.73, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which was up 5.69% to settle at 3128.99 and Ralph Lauren Corp Class A (NYSE:RL) which gained 5.44% to close at 75.04.
The worst performers were Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CFG) which was down 5.11% to 24.51 in late trade, Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) which lost 3.99% to settle at 28.62 and Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) which was down 3.99% to 247.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:NAOV) which rose 103.46% to 1.200, Boxlight Corp Class A (NASDAQ:BOXL) which was up 21.28% to settle at 1.710 and Davidstea Inc (NASDAQ:DTEA) which gained 19.24% to close at 1.030.
The worst performers were Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) which was down 57.59% to 2.32 in late trade, Biosig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) which lost 33.66% to settle at 5.40 and Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) which was down 24.52% to 10.175 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1714 to 1361 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1459 fell and 1381 advanced, while 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) fell to all time lows; losing 57.59% or 3.15 to 2.32.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.31% to 26.86.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.33% or 6.30 to $1904.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.56% or 0.22 to hit $39.76 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.02 to trade at $41.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1709, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 104.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.993.
