U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.67%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.67%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.87%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 3.30% or 13.35 points to trade at 417.35 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 1.94% or 3.61 points to end at 189.41 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 1.52% or 2.40 points to 160.54 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 4.67% or 1.89 points to trade at 38.60 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.98% or 9.90 points to end at 491.23 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 0.55% or 0.62 points to 111.99.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which rose 6.10% to 12.88, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) which was up 4.98% to settle at 53.94 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which gained 4.35% to close at 795.18.

The worst performers were Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE:CAH) which was down 4.95% to 102.83 in late trade, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) which lost 4.67% to settle at 38.60 and Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which was down 4.00% to 37.46 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Matterport Inc (NASDAQ:MTTR) which rose 175.86% to 4.80, AGBA Acquisition Ltd (NASDAQ:AGBA) which was up 100.00% to settle at 2.50 and Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) which gained 78.99% to close at 2.47.

The worst performers were Vaxxinity Inc (NASDAQ:VAXX) which was down 43.37% to 0.27 in late trade, Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:HEPA) which lost 32.86% to settle at 1.41 and Inhibikase Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:IKT) which was down 32.84% to 1.37 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2041 to 813 and 71 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2030 rose and 1321 declined, while 125 ended unchanged.

Shares in Matterport Inc (NASDAQ:MTTR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 175.86% or 3.06 to 4.80. Shares in Vaxxinity Inc (NASDAQ:VAXX) fell to all time lows; down 43.37% or 0.21 to 0.27. Shares in Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:HEPA) fell to all time lows; losing 32.86% or 0.69 to 1.41.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.46% to 16.94.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 2.90% or 69.90 to $2,343.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $82.13 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.11% or 0.10 to trade at $87.19 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.13% to 154.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 105.96.