U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.65%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.65%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.81%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.19%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 2.56% or 7.59 points to trade at 304.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.96% or 6.34 points to end at 329.24 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.66% or 0.95 points to 58.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 0.82% or 0.43 points to trade at 52.01 at the close. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) declined 0.39% or 0.22 points to end at 56.64 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.38% or 0.86 points to 223.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which rose 7.26% to 58.34, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was up 5.14% to settle at 208.16 and ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which gained 4.43% to close at 348.11.

The worst performers were Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which was down 2.73% to 123.12 in late trade, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which lost 2.10% to settle at 351.43 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which was down 1.94% to 565.97 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:RGC) which rose 204.13% to 19.16, Flora Growth Corp (NASDAQ:FLGC) which was up 43.93% to settle at 12.680 and GeoVax Labs Inc (NASDAQ:GOVX) which gained 32.79% to close at 5.710.

The worst performers were Progenity Inc (NASDAQ:PROG) which was down 54.77% to 0.674 in late trade, Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SONN) which lost 48.25% to settle at 0.6313 and Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which was down 40.00% to 2.130 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2363 to 867 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2596 rose and 1006 declined, while 163 ended unchanged.

Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.14% or 10.18 to 208.16. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; up 2.56% or 7.59 to 304.36. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.66% or 0.95 to 58.22. Shares in Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:RGC) rose to all time highs; rising 204.13% or 12.86 to 19.16. Shares in Progenity Inc (NASDAQ:PROG) fell to all time lows; losing 54.77% or 0.816 to 0.674. Shares in Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SONN) fell to all time lows; falling 48.25% or 0.5887 to 0.6313. Shares in Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) fell to all time lows; down 40.00% or 1.420 to 2.130.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 14.35% to 18.56.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.35 to $1783.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.54% or 1.61 to hit $61.89 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.15% or 1.43 to trade at $65.02 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1704, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 109.79.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 93.455.