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https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/LYNXMPEA620UL_M.jpgAt the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 1.47% or 1.38 points to trade at 95.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.28% or 4.78 points to end at 377.85 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.27% or 3.87 points to 309.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.38% or 0.29 points to trade at 20.69 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.38% or 3.43 points to end at 245.98 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.76% or 1.18 points to 154.68.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) which rose 3.09% to 41.64, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was up 2.81% to settle at 122.51 and HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) which gained 2.80% to close at 28.65.
The worst performers were Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was down 6.90% to 202.66 in late trade, Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) which lost 3.11% to settle at 370.74 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which was down 2.90% to 234.21 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Impel Neuropharma Inc (NASDAQ:IMPL) which rose 143.44% to 0.78, AgileThought Inc (NASDAQ:AGIL) which was up 137.35% to settle at 0.20 and Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT) which gained 53.43% to close at 0.94.
The worst performers were Alpha Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ATGL) which was down 32.65% to 13.80 in late trade, Entrada Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TRDA) which lost 31.85% to settle at 11.36 and Hongli Group Inc (NASDAQ:HLP) which was down 30.19% to 3.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.28% or 4.78 to 377.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.39% to 12.80 a new 3-years low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.50 to $1,993.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.92% or 0.71 to hit $76.39 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.70 to trade at $81.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 149.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 103.66.