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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.17%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.76%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 6.23% or 1.77 points to trade at 30.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 4.05% or 10.76 points to end at 276.20 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 3.44% or 5.72 points to 172.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 1.27% or 0.47 points to trade at 36.59 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 0.57% or 0.79 points to end at 138.28 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was down 0.44% or 1.28 points to 286.69.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) which rose 10.33% to 34.38, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was up 7.72% to settle at 96.60 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which gained 6.28% to close at 7.62.
The worst performers were SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG) which was down 6.81% to 285.57 in late trade, Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) which lost 4.79% to settle at 15.30 and Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which was down 3.86% to 2.49 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holding (NASDAQ:CRBP) which rose 97.59% to 5.75, OncoCyte Corp (NASDAQ:OCX) which was up 51.50% to settle at 0.30 and Baudax Bio Inc (NASDAQ:BXRX) which gained 44.36% to close at 1.92.
The worst performers were LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ:LPSN) which was down 57.73% to 4.13 in late trade, Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) which lost 54.27% to settle at 1.82 and Proterra Inc (NASDAQ:PTRA) which was down 53.59% to 1.17 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2198 to 804 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2409 rose and 1170 declined, while 148 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.79% or 0.77 to 15.30. Shares in Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.86% or 0.10 to 2.49. Shares in LivePerson Inc (NASDAQ:LPSN) fell to 5-year lows; down 57.73% or 5.64 to 4.13. Shares in Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR) fell to all time lows; down 54.27% or 2.16 to 1.82. Shares in Proterra Inc (NASDAQ:PTRA) fell to all time lows; falling 53.59% or 1.35 to 1.17.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 12.05% to 22.99.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.39% or 7.60 to $1,923.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.93% or 0.63 to hit $68.24 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $74.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell 0.00% to 133.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 104.12.
