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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.97% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.42%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 8.90% or 13.39 points to trade at 163.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 5.54% or 10.41 points to end at 198.25 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 3.25% or 5.12 points to 162.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 8.56% or 3.40 points to trade at 36.31 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declined 6.18% or 9.15 points to end at 138.91 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.91% or 2.28 points to 247.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which rose 10.40% to 135.00, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) which was up 8.90% to settle at 163.78 and WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) which gained 8.30% to close at 543.53.
The worst performers were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was down 8.56% to 36.31 in late trade, Church & Dwight Company Inc (NYSE:CHD) which lost 8.28% to settle at 88.24 and VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was down 8.01% to 44.68 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BCAC) which rose 125.30% to 22.71, Senti Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:SNTI) which was up 68.28% to settle at 3.13 and NRX Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:NRXP) which gained 51.57% to close at 0.79.
The worst performers were Virax Biolabs Group Ltd (NASDAQ:VRAX) which was down 74.04% to 5.40 in late trade, Lottery.com Inc (NASDAQ:LTRY) which lost 63.79% to settle at 0.29 and Nutriband Inc (NASDAQ:NTRB) which was down 34.11% to 5.12 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2223 to 925 and 139 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2109 rose and 1638 declined, while 254 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 3-years lows; losing 8.56% or 3.40 to 36.31. Shares in WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.30% or 41.65 to 543.53. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 3-years lows; falling 8.56% or 3.40 to 36.31. Shares in Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BCAC) rose to all time highs; rising 125.30% or 12.63 to 22.71. Shares in Virax Biolabs Group Ltd (NASDAQ:VRAX) fell to all time lows; down 74.04% or 15.40 to 5.40. Shares in Lottery.com Inc (NASDAQ:LTRY) fell to all time lows; losing 63.79% or 0.52 to 0.29.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.48% to 21.33 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.66% or 11.50 to $1,761.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.05% or 1.98 to hit $98.40 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 2.00 to trade at $103.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.02, while USD/JPY fell 0.77% to 133.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 105.70.
