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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.36%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 4.16% or 9.24 points to trade at 231.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 0.74% or 1.55 points to end at 211.45 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 0.62% or 0.29 points to 47.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which fell 1.88% or 4.62 points to trade at 241.73 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.69% or 2.53 points to end at 146.85 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 1.68% or 2.90 points to 170.04.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which rose 7.53% to 97.88, Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) which was up 5.76% to settle at 138.54 and Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) which gained 4.69% to close at 77.53.
The worst performers were Affiliated Managers Group Inc (NYSE:AMG) which was down 7.01% to 155.85 in late trade, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which lost 5.74% to settle at 440.68 and CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:CHRW) which was down 3.09% to 88.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Flora Growth Corp (NASDAQ:FLGC) which rose 62.33% to 8.230, Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INFI) which was up 59.87% to settle at 2.430 and Bit Digital Inc (NASDAQ:BTBT) which gained 35.40% to close at 7.975.
The worst performers were Alset Ehome International Inc (NASDAQ:AEI) which was down 35.48% to 2.200 in late trade, SGOCO Group Ltd (NASDAQ:SGOC) which lost 21.27% to settle at 8.660 and EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EYEG) which was down 16.18% to 3.160 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2032 to 1126 and 122 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2558 rose and 923 declined, while 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.53% or 6.85 to 97.88. Shares in Flora Growth Corp (NASDAQ:FLGC) rose to all time highs; gaining 62.33% or 3.160 to 8.230. Shares in Alset Ehome International Inc (NASDAQ:AEI) fell to all time lows; falling 35.48% or 1.210 to 2.200.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.42% to 18.31.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.37% or 6.70 to $1806.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.88% or 0.63 to hit $72.28 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.31% or 0.23 to trade at $73.75 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1848, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 109.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 92.243.
