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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.30% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 5.52% or 9.39 points to trade at 179.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 5.26% or 7.10 points to end at 142.02 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 5.09% or 2.17 points to 44.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 1.99% or 4.23 points to trade at 208.25 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.88% or 1.14 points to end at 128.79 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 0.38% or 0.57 points to 148.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) which rose 13.77% to 21.65, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which was up 10.00% to settle at 57.31 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 9.96% to close at 81.48.
The worst performers were MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which was down 5.02% to 482.67 in late trade, Fiserv Inc (NASDAQ:FISV) which lost 4.40% to settle at 99.34 and Hologic Inc (NASDAQ:HOLX) which was down 3.87% to 65.90 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MCRB) which rose 389.22% to 22.70, Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) which was up 50.88% to settle at 21.32 and Commercial Vehicle Group Inc (NASDAQ:CVGI) which gained 37.04% to close at 4.07.
The worst performers were Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ:WORX) which was down 46.13% to 3.100 in late trade, Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) which lost 33.16% to settle at 104.41 and Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) which was down 30.07% to 14.69 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2202 to 858 and 63 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1704 rose and 1078 declined, while 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MCRB) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 389.22% or 18.06 to 22.70. Shares in Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) rose to 52-week highs; up 50.88% or 7.19 to 21.32.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.36% to 22.13 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for October delivery was up 0.51% or 10.30 to $2028.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.84% or 0.76 to hit $41.98 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $44.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1741, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 105.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 93.595.
