U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.34%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.34%, while the S&P 500 index added 2.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.76%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 6.45% or 8.00 points to trade at 132.05 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 3.46% or 5.42 points to end at 161.85 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 3.31% or 3.92 points to 122.18 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 11.38% or 16.86 points to trade at 131.35 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 0.99% or 2.41 points to end at 241.63 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.28% or 0.44 points to 154.68.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which rose 15.35% to 32.32, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which was up 11.78% to settle at 123.08 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 8.73% to close at 102.47.

The worst performers were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) which was down 11.38% to 131.35 in late trade, Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which lost 3.70% to settle at 51.23 and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which was down 3.16% to 156.35 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eos Energy Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:EOSE) which rose 41.79% to 1.90, FlexShopper Inc (NASDAQ:FPAY) which was up 36.88% to settle at 1.24 and Talaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TALS) which gained 35.93% to close at 8.89.

The worst performers were Autoweb Inc (NASDAQ:AUTO) which was down 65.20% to 0.79 in late trade, Enjoy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ENJY) which lost 52.79% to settle at 0.35 and Imperial Petroleum Inc (NASDAQ:IMPP) which was down 34.58% to 0.50 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2539 to 647 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 3038 rose and 796 declined, while 140 ended unchanged.

Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.38% or 16.86 to 131.35. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.38% or 16.86 to 131.35. Shares in Autoweb Inc (NASDAQ:AUTO) fell to 52-week lows; down 65.20% or 1.48 to 0.79. Shares in Enjoy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ENJY) fell to all time lows; down 52.79% or 0.40 to 0.35.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.99% to 26.10.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.74 to $1,813.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 2.26% or 2.53 to hit $109.29 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.49% or 2.85 to trade at $111.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 1.08% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.16% to 129.37.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.77% at 103.40.