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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.24% or 1.73 points to trade at 141.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.30% or 0.79 points to end at 61.45 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.04% or 3.13 points to 305.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 1.73% or 3.31 points to trade at 187.60 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.32% or 1.89 points to end at 141.65 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.08% or 3.61 points to 329.46.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) which rose 11.92% to 505.00, Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which was up 5.82% to settle at 169.00 and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which gained 4.77% to close at 71.83.
The worst performers were Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:NWL) which was down 7.81% to 24.02 in late trade, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which lost 7.23% to settle at 105.14 and Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR) which was down 3.74% to 139.41 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Liberal Education Holdings (NASDAQ:CLEU) which rose 72.72% to 7.00, Artelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ARTL) which was up 67.48% to settle at 2.730 and Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHIP) which gained 45.77% to close at 2.0700.
The worst performers were Amicus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FOLD) which was down 32.92% to 12.56 in late trade, Collplant Biotechnologies Ltd (NASDAQ:CLGN) which lost 32.41% to settle at 16.39 and Sanara Medtech Inc (NASDAQ:SMTI) which was down 23.78% to 31.250 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1546 to 1532 and 80 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1626 fell and 1509 advanced, while 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) rose to all time highs; rising 11.92% or 53.78 to 505.00. Shares in Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.82% or 9.29 to 169.00. Shares in Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.77% or 3.27 to 71.83. Shares in Artelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ARTL) rose to 52-week highs; up 67.48% or 1.100 to 2.730.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.36% to 20.11 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.46% or 8.45 to $1818.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.37% or 1.38 to hit $59.62 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.42% or 1.48 to trade at $62.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.2115, while USD/JPY rose 0.24% to 104.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 90.477.
