U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.44%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.44% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 1.92% or 3.53 points to trade at 187.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.81% or 3.01 points to end at 169.31 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 1.62% or 2.10 points to 131.35 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.62% or 5.10 points to trade at 310.68 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.38% or 2.95 points to end at 211.03 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.14% or 0.42 points to 303.68.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) which rose 6.96% to 28.91, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which was up 4.68% to settle at 11.40 and Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) which gained 4.21% to close at 19.07.

The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 7.66% to 165.92 in late trade, EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which lost 7.39% to settle at 266.75 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 6.13% to 132.32 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Clever Leaves Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CLVR) which rose 143.04% to 3.84, Nextdecade Corp (NASDAQ:NEXT) which was up 32.22% to settle at 6.36 and Clarus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRXT) which gained 25.95% to close at 1.65.

The worst performers were MEI Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:MEIP) which was down 65.15% to 0.63 in late trade, Icosavax Inc (NASDAQ:ICVX) which lost 64.55% to settle at 4.41 and Honest Company Inc (NASDAQ:HNST) which was down 22.52% to 4.68 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1677 to 1502 and 109 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2273 fell and 1580 advanced, while 153 ended unchanged.

Shares in Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.96% or 1.88 to 28.91. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.92% or 3.53 to 187.75. Shares in MEI Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:MEIP) fell to all time lows; losing 65.15% or 1.18 to 0.63. Shares in Nextdecade Corp (NASDAQ:NEXT) rose to 52-week highs; rising 32.22% or 1.55 to 6.36. Shares in Icosavax Inc (NASDAQ:ICVX) fell to all time lows; losing 64.55% or 8.03 to 4.41. Shares in Honest Company Inc (NASDAQ:HNST) fell to all time lows; down 22.52% or 1.36 to 4.68.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.97% to 20.81 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.42% or 8.15 to $1,954.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.44% or 0.49 to hit $112.83 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.45 to trade at $119.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.10% to 122.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 98.86.