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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.72%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 3.07% or 1.49 points to trade at 49.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.86% or 3.41 points to end at 122.46 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.81% or 3.64 points to 133.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 1.53% or 3.77 points to trade at 242.03 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.49% or 2.57 points to end at 170.16 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.85% or 1.84 points to 215.60.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Kohls Corp (NYSE:KSS) which rose 13.91% to 36.68, Arconic Corp (NYSE:ARNC) which was up 8.91% to settle at 29.96 and Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which gained 6.25% to close at 27.54.
The worst performers were IHS Markit Ltd (NYSE:INFO) which was down 5.57% to 93.92 in late trade, S&P Global Inc (NYSE:SPGI) which lost 5.00% to settle at 334.20 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which was down 3.62% to 15.19 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Auris Medical Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:EARS) which rose 381.98% to 5.350, TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) which was up 83.08% to settle at 2.380 and Second Sight Medical Products (NASDAQ:EYES) which gained 55.35% to close at 1.51.
The worst performers were Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TTNP) which was down 27.84% to 3.6800 in late trade, Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ:NERV) which lost 24.68% to settle at 2.93 and Tuniu Corp (NASDAQ:TOUR) which was down 24.11% to 2.140 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2084 to 819 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1618 rose and 1210 declined, while 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Auris Medical Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:EARS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 381.98% or 4.240 to 5.350. Shares in Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TTNP) fell to 52-week highs; falling 27.84% or 1.4200 to 3.6800. Shares in TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 83.08% or 1.080 to 2.380.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.92% to 20.76.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 2.13% or 37.85 to $1818.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.65% or 0.75 to hit $44.59 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.00% or 0.48 to trade at $47.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.04% to 1.2052, while USD/JPY rose 0.11% to 104.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.63% at 91.280.
