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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.31% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 1.84% or 7.54 points to trade at 417.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.58% or 1.21 points to end at 77.93 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 1.38% or 3.15 points to 231.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 2.30% or 5.40 points to trade at 229.06 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.10% or 1.99 points to end at 179.09 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.02% or 1.04 points to 100.92.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dentsply Sirona Inc (NASDAQ:XRAY) which rose 3.17% to 60.55, Iqvia Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) which was up 2.88% to settle at 255.29 and Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which gained 2.82% to close at 212.26.
The worst performers were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 4.32% to 686.17 in late trade, APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) which lost 4.19% to settle at 17.13 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which was down 4.11% to 46.39 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:NAOV) which rose 32.14% to 3.3300, Gohealth Llc (NASDAQ:GOCO) which was up 22.11% to settle at 4.97 and Live Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE) which gained 16.20% to close at 31.21.
The worst performers were Sesen Bio Inc (NASDAQ:SESN) which was down 42.18% to 1.220 in late trade, China Finance Online Co Limited (NASDAQ:JRJC) which lost 35.36% to settle at 5.210 and ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) which was down 34.48% to 7.81 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2120 to 1101 and 151 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2515 fell and 1062 advanced, while 146 ended unchanged.
Shares in Iqvia Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.88% or 7.15 to 255.29. Shares in NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:NAOV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 32.14% or 0.8100 to 3.3300. Shares in China Finance Online Co Limited (NASDAQ:JRJC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 35.36% or 2.850 to 5.210.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.47% to 16.12.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 10.75 to $1788.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.52% or 1.04 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.32% or 0.93 to trade at $69.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.1776, while USD/JPY fell 0.30% to 109.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 92.627.
