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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.34% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 3.72% or 9.38 points to trade at 261.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) added 2.97% or 1.66 points to end at 57.62 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 2.93% or 8.08 points to 283.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.53% or 0.47 points to trade at 88.03 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.27% or 0.28 points to end at 101.76 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.05% or 0.08 points to 173.11.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) which rose 7.02% to 210.47, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) which was up 5.30% to settle at 207.83 and Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) which gained 5.28% to close at 20.55.
The worst performers were Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was down 10.31% to 35.04 in late trade, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) which lost 5.47% to settle at 83.76 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was down 3.86% to 56.53 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Applied Genetic (NASDAQ:AGTC) which rose 62.43% to 0.39, Vaxcyte Inc (NASDAQ:PCVX) which was up 60.35% to settle at 33.00 and Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) which gained 32.94% to close at 0.50.
The worst performers were Tricida Inc (NASDAQ:TCDA) which was down 94.48% to 0.60 in late trade, Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) which lost 54.32% to settle at 0.11 and Huadi International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HUDI) which was down 43.99% to 33.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1755 to 1346 and 116 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1942 rose and 1821 declined, while 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) rose to all time highs; rising 3.72% or 9.38 to 261.32. Shares in Tricida Inc (NASDAQ:TCDA) fell to all time lows; down 94.48% or 10.28 to 0.60. Shares in Vaxcyte Inc (NASDAQ:PCVX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 60.35% or 12.42 to 33.00. Shares in Alfi Inc (NASDAQ:ALF) fell to all time lows; losing 54.32% or 0.13 to 0.11.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.54% to 29.85.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.16% or 2.60 to $1,653.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.26% or 0.22 to hit $84.83 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.11 to trade at $91.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.99, while USD/JPY rose 0.97% to 149.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 111.93.
