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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.56%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 2.12% or 4.93 points to trade at 238.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 2.04% or 2.93 points to end at 146.72 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was up 1.64% or 0.98 points to 60.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 1.83% or 2.98 points to trade at 159.78 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.83% or 1.75 points to end at 94.08 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.52% or 1.93 points to 124.91.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) which rose 5.91% to 84.39, KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) which was up 5.24% to settle at 11.86 and Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) which gained 4.89% to close at 256.42.
The worst performers were Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) which was down 4.92% to 485.40 in late trade, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which lost 4.24% to settle at 195.99 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which was down 4.11% to 502.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Greenbrook TMS Inc (NASDAQ:GBNH) which rose 106.00% to 1.03, Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:VORB) which was up 50.06% to settle at 0.80 and Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:VIRI) which gained 43.55% to close at 0.44.
The worst performers were Allarity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALLR) which was down 31.95% to 0.08 in late trade, Hyzon Motors Inc (NASDAQ:HYZN) which lost 26.99% to settle at 0.73 and Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:YS) which was down 26.31% to 4.79 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1844 to 1139 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2026 rose and 1522 declined, while 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.91% or 4.71 to 84.39. Shares in Allarity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALLR) fell to all time lows; down 31.95% or 0.04 to 0.08. Shares in Hyzon Motors Inc (NASDAQ:HYZN) fell to all time lows; down 26.99% or 0.27 to 0.73. Shares in Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:YS) fell to all time lows; losing 26.31% or 1.71 to 4.79.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.85% to 21.74.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.75% or 14.90 to $1,981.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.09% or 0.76 to hit $69.20 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.25% or 0.95 to trade at $74.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.65% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.09% to 130.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 102.78.
