U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.63%

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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.63%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.65%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.28% or 0.76 points to trade at 34.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.90% or 5.85 points to end at 313.74 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.88% or 3.87 points to 209.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 9.34% or 2.95 points to trade at 28.64 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 2.15% or 2.16 points to end at 98.25 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.94% or 2.12 points to 222.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which rose 8.77% to 142.50, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was up 8.77% to settle at 15.88 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:NWL) which gained 7.42% to close at 8.83.

The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which was down 9.34% to 28.64 in late trade, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which lost 8.71% to settle at 716.09 and Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was down 4.79% to 41.72 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BDTX) which rose 235.87% to 6.18, AC Immune Ltd (NASDAQ:ACIU) which was up 71.72% to settle at 3.40 and Leafly Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LFLY) which gained 54.81% to close at 0.37.

The worst performers were Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) which was down 54.29% to 2.13 in late trade, Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ:NKTX) which lost 37.97% to settle at 2.81 and Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA) which was down 34.80% to 0.06 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2141 to 802 and 87 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2102 rose and 1455 declined, while 126 ended unchanged.

Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.34% or 2.95 to 28.64. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.34% or 2.95 to 28.64. Shares in Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BDTX) rose to 52-week highs; up 235.87% or 4.34 to 6.18. Shares in Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) fell to all time lows; falling 54.29% or 2.53 to 2.13. Shares in Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ:NKTX) fell to all time lows; losing 37.97% or 1.72 to 2.81. Shares in Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA) fell to all time lows; down 34.80% or 0.03 to 0.06.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.58% to 13.74.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.56% or 10.80 to $1,923.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.26% or 1.57 to hit $67.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.27% or 1.69 to trade at $72.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.53% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 144.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 102.13.