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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.64%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.69%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 2.97% or 3.09 points to trade at 107.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.51% or 3.78 points to end at 154.48 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.67% or 4.60 points to 280.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 1.23% or 1.08 points to trade at 86.64 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 0.80% or 1.34 points to end at 166.26 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 0.35% or 0.12 points to 34.15.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) which rose 5.46% to 36.02, The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which was up 5.11% to settle at 54.87 and Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:PKG) which gained 5.10% to close at 124.09.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 7.14% to 127.90 in late trade, MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which lost 5.38% to settle at 238.53 and Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) which was down 4.88% to 88.79 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:VTAQ) which rose 54.61% to 7.05, Purple Innovation Inc (NASDAQ:PRPL) which was up 39.43% to settle at 3.89 and Troika Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:TRKA) which gained 33.28% to close at 0.40.
The worst performers were Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:VIRI) which was down 77.20% to 2.00 in late trade, Golden Path Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HOLO) which lost 64.92% to settle at 2.95 and Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) which was down 46.09% to 0.31 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1874 to 1252 and 134 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2093 fell and 1726 advanced, while 244 ended unchanged.
Shares in MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.38% or 13.57 to 238.53. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.35% or 0.12 to 34.15. Shares in Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:VIRI) fell to all time lows; losing 77.20% or 6.77 to 2.00. Shares in Golden Path Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:HOLO) fell to all time lows; down 64.92% or 5.46 to 2.95. Shares in Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) fell to all time lows; down 46.09% or 0.27 to 0.31.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.05% to 25.76.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.06% or 1.05 to $1,684.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.47% or 0.40 to hit $85.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.55 to trade at $91.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.00, while USD/JPY rose 0.24% to 143.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 109.37.
