U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.01%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.01%, while the S&P 500 index gained 2.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.69%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 5.86% or 2.72 points to trade at 49.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 5.53% or 8.59 points to end at 163.81 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 4.25% or 4.26 points to 104.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 0.64% or 2.28 points to trade at 352.28 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 0.11% or 0.23 points to end at 215.10 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 0.37% or 0.30 points to 80.92.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which rose 13.55% to 106.09, Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) which was up 12.76% to settle at 145.43 and Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which gained 11.09% to close at 3.35.

The worst performers were Hanesbrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) which was down 17.53% to 13.50 in late trade, Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which lost 7.30% to settle at 329.66 and Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was down 6.71% to 85.09 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ALTM) which rose 177.97% to 27.880, Oncternal Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCT) which was up 127.81% to settle at 3.44 and Hall of Fame Resort Entertainment Co (NASDAQ:HOFV) which gained 86.32% to close at 3.54.

The worst performers were Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) which was down 21.08% to 4.47 in late trade, Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) which lost 17.87% to settle at 2.160 and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) which was down 17.64% to 2.27 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2423 to 466 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2146 rose and 593 declined, while 51 ended unchanged.

Shares in Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) rose to 52-week highs; rising 13.55% or 12.66 to 106.09. Shares in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) rose to all time highs; rising 12.76% or 16.46 to 145.43.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.05% to 27.78.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.90% or 55.00 to $1951.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.53% or 0.60 to hit $38.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.21% or 0.50 to trade at $40.73 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.90% to 1.1827, while USD/JPY fell 0.93% to 103.50.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.89% at 92.578.

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