U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.09%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.09% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.75%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 3.80% or 14.87 points to trade at 406.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) added 2.58% or 5.81 points to end at 230.99 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 2.51% or 4.30 points to 175.81 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 3.64% or 1.85 points to trade at 48.92 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 0.94% or 2.30 points to end at 242.25 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 0.72% or 0.40 points to 55.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which rose 8.74% to 190.55, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) which was up 6.78% to settle at 48.38 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which gained 4.88% to close at 26.01.

The worst performers were WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) which was down 5.58% to 46.57 in late trade, International Paper (NYSE:IP) which lost 4.53% to settle at 53.28 and Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:PKG) which was down 3.88% to 133.71 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were LM Funding America Inc (NASDAQ:LMFA) which rose 38.08% to 4.750, Waitr Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WTRH) which was up 37.86% to settle at 1.4200 and Jasper Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:JSPR) which gained 31.57% to close at 16.420.

The worst performers were Duck Creek Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:DCT) which was down 24.42% to 34.94 in late trade, Very Good Food Company Inc (NASDAQ:VGFC) which lost 21.40% to settle at 1.80 and Lucid Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:LUCD) which was down 20.49% to 9.35 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.

Shares in JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) rose to all time highs; up 8.74% or 15.31 to 190.55. Shares in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.88% or 1.21 to 26.01. Shares in Duck Creek Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:DCT) fell to all time lows; down 24.42% or 11.29 to 34.94. Shares in Jasper Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:JSPR) rose to all time highs; up 31.57% or 3.940 to 16.420. Shares in Lucid Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:LUCD) fell to all time lows; losing 20.49% or 2.41 to 9.35.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 16.30 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.65% or 29.70 to $1768.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $81.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.00% or 0.84 to trade at $84.84 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1601, while USD/JPY rose 0.51% to 114.25.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 93.960.