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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.74%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.94% or 3.84 points to trade at 202.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.81% or 5.91 points to end at 333.20 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.53% or 2.65 points to 175.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.71% or 1.19 points to trade at 165.44 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 0.53% or 0.83 points to end at 154.69 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 0.16% or 0.28 points to 172.64.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which rose 7.49% to 1008.87, Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX) which was up 5.52% to settle at 133.41 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which gained 4.58% to close at 71.73.
The worst performers were CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which was down 6.66% to 127.87 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which lost 6.26% to settle at 251.36 and Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) which was down 1.81% to 428.89 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:BVXV) which rose 97.30% to 2.920, Society Pass Inc (NASDAQ:SOPA) which was up 53.43% to settle at 16.31 and Acasti Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ACST) which gained 52.25% to close at 1.6900.
The worst performers were Allakos Inc (NASDAQ:ALLK) which was down 89.87% to 8.55 in late trade, AgileThought Inc (NASDAQ:AGIL) which lost 30.40% to settle at 6.410 and CalAmp Corp (NASDAQ:CAMP) which was down 25.78% to 7.34 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2382 to 861 and 138 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2294 rose and 1524 declined, while 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.52% or 6.98 to 133.41. Shares in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) rose to all time highs; up 4.58% or 3.14 to 71.73. Shares in Allakos Inc (NASDAQ:ALLK) fell to all time lows; falling 89.87% or 75.84 to 8.55. Shares in AgileThought Inc (NASDAQ:AGIL) fell to all time lows; down 30.40% or 2.800 to 6.410. Shares in CalAmp Corp (NASDAQ:CAMP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 25.78% or 2.55 to 7.34.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 11.33% to 18.63.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.89% or 15.95 to $1804.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.64% or 1.88 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $75.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1324, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 114.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 96.085.
