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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.63%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.82% or 4.73 points to trade at 172.72 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 2.43% or 11.37 points to end at 479.78 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 1.79% or 2.86 points to 162.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 3.06% or 7.11 points to trade at 225.01 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.29% or 1.87 points to end at 142.62 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 0.80% or 1.21 points to 149.94.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which rose 7.52% to 2960.00, Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which was up 7.37% to settle at 2960.73 and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) which gained 6.25% to close at 188.20.
The worst performers were PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) which was down 24.59% to 132.57 in late trade, CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) which lost 11.50% to settle at 92.54 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 9.28% to 138.04 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were MDJM Ltd (NASDAQ:MDJH) which rose 35.56% to 2.440, GWG Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:GWGH) which was up 31.58% to settle at 4.500 and Helbiz Inc (NASDAQ:HLBZ) which gained 24.84% to close at 3.82.
The worst performers were LogicBio Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LOGC) which was down 54.83% to 0.677 in late trade, Redbox Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RDBX) which lost 52.16% to settle at 2.550 and Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ELMS) which was down 51.52% to 2.710 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1774 to 1482 and 102 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2635 fell and 1210 advanced, while 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 24.59% or 43.23 to 132.57. Shares in Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.28% or 14.12 to 138.04. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.82% or 4.73 to 172.72. Shares in LogicBio Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LOGC) fell to all time lows; losing 54.83% or 0.822 to 0.677. Shares in Redbox Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RDBX) fell to all time lows; down 52.16% or 2.780 to 2.550. Shares in Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ELMS) fell to all time lows; down 51.52% or 2.880 to 2.710.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.59% to 22.09.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.31% or 5.65 to $1807.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.23% or 0.20 to hit $88.00 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $89.32 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1304, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 114.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 95.980.
