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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.78%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.59%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 5.05% or 9.96 points to trade at 207.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 3.93% or 7.10 points to end at 187.91 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 2.81% or 1.18 points to 43.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 0.27% or 0.32 points to trade at 118.89 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 34.51 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.29% or 0.26 points to 88.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 10.87% to 12.75, Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which was up 8.57% to settle at 14.19 and Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which gained 7.38% to close at 25.17.
The worst performers were ONEOK Inc (NYSE:OKE) which was down 12.01% to 28.29 in late trade, Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) which lost 11.01% to settle at 73.59 and DXC Technology Co (NYSE:DXC) which was down 5.33% to 15.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Unum Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:UMRX) which rose 394.60% to 2.2000, CBAK Energy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:CBAT) which was up 66.06% to settle at 1.3300 and Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp (NASDAQ:SOLO) which gained 64.54% to close at 5.150.
The worst performers were BELLUS Health Inc (NASDAQ:BLU) which was down 71.71% to 3.40 in late trade, Endologix Inc (NASDAQ:ELGX) which lost 67.10% to settle at 0.253 and ObsEva SA (NASDAQ:OBSV) which was down 47.24% to 3.25 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2019 to 855 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1710 rose and 996 declined, while 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in BELLUS Health Inc (NASDAQ:BLU) fell to 52-week lows; losing 71.71% or 8.62 to 3.40. Shares in CBAK Energy Technology Inc (NASDAQ:CBAT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 66.06% or 0.5291 to 1.3300. Shares in Endologix Inc (NASDAQ:ELGX) fell to all time lows; down 67.10% or 0.517 to 0.253. Shares in Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp (NASDAQ:SOLO) rose to 52-week highs; up 64.54% or 2.020 to 5.150.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.94% to 27.94.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.22% or 3.95 to $1793.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.06 to hit $40.59 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.05 to trade at $43.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1306, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 107.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.58% at 96.735.
