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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.58% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 1.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 2.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.71% or 6.66 points to trade at 252.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 2.62% or 3.60 points to end at 141.19 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 2.03% or 4.71 points to 237.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.75% or 1.57 points to trade at 55.51 at the close. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) declined 1.09% or 0.56 points to end at 50.88 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.82% or 1.74 points to 211.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 8.73% to 37.47, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was up 6.78% to settle at 55.31 and Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which gained 6.29% to close at 544.00.
The worst performers were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was down 7.40% to 12.27 in late trade, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which lost 6.53% to settle at 67.41 and Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) which was down 3.33% to 45.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Entera Bio Ltd (NASDAQ:ENTX) which rose 152.50% to 4.040, Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) which was up 87.08% to settle at 4.490 and ENGlobal Corporation (NASDAQ:ENG) which gained 43.81% to close at 6.5000.
The worst performers were Enveric Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENVB) which was down 23.35% to 3.480 in late trade, AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) which lost 22.32% to settle at 11.8700 and Celsius Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CELH) which was down 21.77% to 47.37 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2058 to 772 and 66 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2646 rose and 686 declined, while 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.78% or 3.51 to 55.31. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.71% or 6.66 to 252.00. Shares in Entera Bio Ltd (NASDAQ:ENTX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 152.50% or 2.440 to 4.040. Shares in Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 87.08% or 2.090 to 4.490.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.88% to 21.91.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.25 to $1721.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $65.94 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.39% or 1.62 to trade at $69.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1986, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 108.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 91.415.
