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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.41%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.86%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.57%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which rose 3.89% or 4.75 points to trade at 126.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 3.22% or 6.58 points to end at 210.90 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 2.98% or 2.74 points to 94.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.92% or 5.79 points to trade at 295.22 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) declined 1.64% or 0.80 points to end at 48.12 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 0.85% or 1.20 points to 139.52.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which rose 9.01% to 54.47, CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which was up 8.85% to settle at 115.86 and Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which gained 6.70% to close at 14.49.
The worst performers were Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) which was down 6.09% to 21.12 in late trade, National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) which lost 5.49% to settle at 13.94 and Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL) which was down 4.73% to 61.21 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACRS) which rose 221.09% to 18.880, Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS) which was up 196.71% to settle at 18.96 and Dare Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:DARE) which gained 70.83% to close at 2.460.
The worst performers were ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) which was down 26.38% to 11.780 in late trade, Technical Communications (NASDAQ:TCCO) which lost 17.97% to settle at 4.50 and Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which was down 15.54% to 11.58 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1925 to 1179 and 77 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2052 rose and 1034 declined, while 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.01% or 4.50 to 54.47. Shares in CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) rose to all time highs; rising 8.85% or 9.42 to 115.86. Shares in Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACRS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 221.09% or 13.000 to 18.880. Shares in Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 196.71% or 12.57 to 18.96. Shares in Dare Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:DARE) rose to 52-week highs; up 70.83% or 1.020 to 2.460.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.26% to 23.06.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.56% or 10.30 to $1840.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.11% or 0.58 to hit $53.00 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.08% or 1.14 to trade at $55.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.42% to 1.2127, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to 103.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 90.483.
