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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.14%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 1.62% or 5.46 points to trade at 342.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.56% or 0.79 points to end at 51.53 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.36% or 3.08 points to 230.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.91% or 0.58 points to trade at 29.74 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.70% or 2.91 points to end at 168.21 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.34% or 2.14 points to 157.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which rose 4.82% to 244.65, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was up 4.74% to settle at 459.83 and Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which gained 4.72% to close at 124.54.
The worst performers were Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) which was down 13.11% to 114.79 in late trade, Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which lost 3.89% to settle at 37.05 and Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) which was down 3.46% to 56.70 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:EDTX) which rose 202.94% to 43.23, Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:GGAA) which was up 78.40% to settle at 21.23 and Nikola Corp (NASDAQ:NKLA) which gained 60.87% to close at 2.22.
The worst performers were First Wave BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:FWBI) which was down 32.46% to 0.90 in late trade, Healthcare Triangle Inc (NASDAQ:HCTI) which lost 30.65% to settle at 4.30 and SunCar Technology Group Inc (NASDAQ:SDA) which was down 30.09% to 8.18 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2052 to 900 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2251 rose and 1296 declined, while 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.74% or 20.82 to 459.83. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.36% or 3.08 to 230.36. Shares in EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:EDTX) rose to all time highs; up 202.94% or 28.96 to 43.23. Shares in First Wave BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:FWBI) fell to all time lows; losing 32.46% or 0.44 to 0.90. Shares in Genesis Growth Tech Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:GGAA) rose to all time highs; rising 78.40% or 9.33 to 21.23.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.52% to 13.61.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.15% or 2.95 to $1,964.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.01% or 1.52 to hit $77.27 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.95% or 1.56 to trade at $81.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.89% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.32% to 138.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.76% at 99.43.
