U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.15%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.15%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.92%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.79%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 5.44% or 27.32 points to trade at 529.75 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 4.58% or 4.95 points to end at 112.95 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 4.40% or 6.00 points to 142.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 0.14% or 0.20 points to trade at 145.07 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) added 0.32% or 0.50 points to end at 156.18 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 0.40% or 0.59 points to 147.74.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) which rose 13.23% to 49.98, State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which was up 9.74% to settle at 65.67 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which gained 8.20% to close at 189.11.

The worst performers were Constellation Brands Inc Class A (NYSE:STZ) which was down 2.56% to 244.54 in late trade, Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) which lost 1.94% to settle at 38.01 and Nextera Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) which was down 1.77% to 78.71 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were United Maritime Corp (NASDAQ:USEA) which rose 175.91% to 6.07, ITHAX Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ITHX) which was up 40.60% to settle at 13.99 and Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp (NASDAQ:NYMX) which gained 38.89% to close at 0.30.

The worst performers were Codexis Inc (NASDAQ:CDXS) which was down 44.74% to 6.67 in late trade, Capstone Green Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CGRN) which lost 33.54% to settle at 1.60 and Bimi International Medical Inc (NASDAQ:BIMI) which was down 28.94% to 0.44 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2535 to 575 and 118 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2645 rose and 1098 declined, while 198 ended unchanged.

Shares in Codexis Inc (NASDAQ:CDXS) fell to 3-years lows; falling 44.74% or 5.40 to 6.67. Shares in ITHAX Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ITHX) rose to all time highs; up 40.60% or 4.04 to 13.99. Shares in Capstone Green Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CGRN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 33.54% or 0.81 to 1.60.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.22% to 24.23 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.11% or 1.85 to $1,703.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.97% or 1.89 to hit $97.67 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.04% or 2.02 to trade at $101.12 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.67% to 1.01, while USD/JPY fell 0.26% to 138.54.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 107.88.