© Archyde.com. Stock indices in the United States rose at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25%.
Investing.com – US stocks were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the sectors, and.
At the end of trading in New York, it increased by 0.25%, while it consolidated its position at 0.43% and strengthened its position at 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the day were Merck & Co. (NYSE:), which rose 2.15% or 1.83 points and traded at 86.80 at the close. On the other hand, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) share increased by 1.81% or 0.80 points and closed at 45.11, while Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) share increased 1.41% or 4.21 points to 302.75 at the end of the session.
As for the weakest performance at the end of today’s trading, the stock closed Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:) decreased by 1.31% or 2.86 points, and traded at 216.15 levels at the close. Shares of Dow Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.68% or 0.42 points to end at 61.25, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) stock closed down 0.67% or 2.11 points at 314.15.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was recorded by HP Inc (NYSE:) stock, which rose by 14.75% at a price of 40.06, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:) also continued to rise at 7.96% and closed at 65.25, as well as the share of Target Corp. (NYSE:) which rose towards 5.67% and ended its trading at 228.19.
Among the worst performing stocks today, we mention Twitter Inc. (NYSE:), which fell by 5.40% to close at 48.03 shares. Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 3.60% at 120.95 and Discovery Inc Class A (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 3.53% and closed at 23.08 today’s session on the stock exchange.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by Medavail Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) stock, which rose by 64.43% to a price of 1.41; Trevi Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued to rise at 56.84% and closed at 2.98 levels, as well as Momentus Inc (NASDAQ:) rose towards 48.47% and ended its trading at 4.38.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Blue Water Vaccines Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 82.77% to close at 10.17, shares Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 49.15% at the price of 1.19 and the stock of Integrated Media Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 36.11% and closed at 13.11 today’s session on the stock exchange.
The number of decliners exceeded the number of shares that closed higher with trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1738 compared to 1446, while 121 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2300 of the shares fell and 1526 strengthened its position, while 207 of the shares maintained their value.
HP Inc (NYSE:) stock climbed to an all-time high, as it rose 14.75% or 5.15 points at a price of 40.06. The share of Goldman Sachs Inc. (NYSE:) fell to a 52-week low, and continued to decline by 0.67% or 2.11 points, at a price of 314.15. Shares of Blue Water Vaccines Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, losing 82.77% or 48.85 points to 10.17. Shares of Trevi Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) climbed to a 52-week high, as it rose 56.84% or 1.08 points to a price of 2.98. Shares of Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all-time lows, losing 49.15% or 1.15 points to 1.19.
which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 Index traded down 2.49% and closed at 21.55.
Gold futures contracts for June delivery rose 0.45% or 8.60 and closed at $1,931.70 per ounce. As for other commodities trading, the WTI crude oil futures contract for May delivery rose 0.74% or 0.71 and reached the price of $96.94 a barrel, while the June contract for Brent oil contracts rose by 0.21% or 0.21 points, and closed at $101.28 a barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability by 0.21% and traded at 1.09 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to rise towards 0.17% and reached 124.00 levels.
The dollar index contracts traded with an increase of 0.20% at the level of 99.81.