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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.87%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 3.80% or 1.77 points to trade at 48.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 3.72% or 7.39 points to end at 205.88 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 3.53% or 1.74 points to 50.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.76% or 1.30 points to trade at 168.94 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 0.70% or 0.36 points to end at 51.06 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 0.12% or 0.09 points to 73.43.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which rose 9.51% to 20.03, Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) which was up 9.51% to settle at 11.86 and TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which gained 8.89% to close at 26.95.
The worst performers were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) which was down 5.12% to 51.49 in late trade, Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which lost 3.56% to settle at 292.04 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 3.44% to 139.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Insignia Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISIG) which rose 200.40% to 15.050, Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) which was up 66.14% to settle at 12.51 and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CPIX) which gained 51.20% to close at 6.940.
The worst performers were Bolt Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLT) which was down 55.81% to 4.64 in late trade, Alset Ehome International Inc (NASDAQ:AEI) which lost 41.65% to settle at 0.630 and Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) which was down 37.83% to 48.92 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2492 to 796 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2493 rose and 1357 declined, while 169 ended unchanged.
Shares in Insignia Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISIG) rose to all time highs; gaining 200.40% or 10.040 to 15.050. Shares in Bolt Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLT) fell to all time lows; falling 55.81% or 5.86 to 4.64. Shares in Del Taco Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ:TACO) rose to 52-week highs; rising 66.14% or 4.98 to 12.51. Shares in Alset Ehome International Inc (NASDAQ:AEI) fell to all time lows; down 41.65% or 0.450 to 0.630. Shares in Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CPIX) rose to 3-years highs; rising 51.20% or 2.350 to 6.940. Shares in Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 37.83% or 29.77 to 48.92.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 11.61% to 27.18.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.26% or 4.60 to $1779.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 5.72% or 3.79 to hit $70.05 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $73.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1286, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 113.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 96.275.
