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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.60%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.95%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose 2.95% or 1.70 points to trade at 59.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.83% or 9.44 points to end at 342.54 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 2.80% or 4.89 points to 179.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.37% or 5.43 points to trade at 391.06 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.20% or 2.50 points to end at 205.06 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.79% or 1.68 points to 210.89.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which rose 15.61% to 102.63, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which was up 9.61% to settle at 21.45 and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which gained 8.27% to close at 631.68.
The worst performers were Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which was down 3.76% to 41.97 in late trade, Ventas Inc (NYSE:VTR) which lost 2.77% to settle at 48.37 and United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which was down 2.45% to 347.81 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Qutoutiao Inc (NASDAQ:QTT) which rose 733.33% to 3.7000, SigmaTron International Inc (NASDAQ:SGMA) which was up 84.67% to settle at 14.940 and Vasta Platform Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTA) which gained 52.49% to close at 4.590.
The worst performers were Everbridge Inc (NASDAQ:EVBG) which was down 45.39% to 63.00 in late trade, AGM Group Holdings Inc Class A (NASDAQ:AGMH) which lost 38.18% to settle at 5.36 and Angion Biomedica Corp (NASDAQ:ANGN) which was down 25.21% to 2.61 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1670 to 1586 and 134 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2334 fell and 1486 advanced, while 207 ended unchanged.
Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) rose to all time highs; up 15.61% or 13.86 to 102.63. Shares in Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.76% or 1.64 to 41.97. Shares in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.61% or 1.88 to 21.45. Shares in Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) rose to all time highs; rising 8.27% or 48.26 to 631.68. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.80% or 4.89 to 179.45. Shares in Everbridge Inc (NASDAQ:EVBG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 45.39% or 52.37 to 63.00. Shares in SigmaTron International Inc (NASDAQ:SGMA) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 84.67% or 6.850 to 14.940. Shares in AGM Group Holdings Inc Class A (NASDAQ:AGMH) fell to all time lows; falling 38.18% or 3.31 to 5.36. Shares in Angion Biomedica Corp (NASDAQ:ANGN) fell to all time lows; losing 25.21% or 0.88 to 2.61.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 13.39% to 18.69.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.37% or 6.50 to $1783.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.42% or 1.01 to hit $71.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.93 to trade at $75.35 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1312, while USD/JPY fell 0.05% to 113.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.055.
