© Archyde.com Stock indices in the US were higher at the close of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.61%.
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 closed at 1.61%, while it consolidated its position at 1.99% and consolidated its position at 2.68%.
Among the leading stocks today in the stock emerged Boeing Co (NYSE:), which rose 4.65% or 5.67 points, and its price reached 127.73 at the close. On the other hand, Nike Inc (NYSE:) share increased at 4.38% or 4.74 points to end at 112.94, while Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) share increased by 3.15% or 9.24 points to 302.81 in late trade.
As for the weakest performance at the end of trading today, the share of Merck & Co. (NYSE:) closed down at 1.54% or 1.44 points, and traded at 92.31 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:) fell 0.49% or 0.25 points to 50.99, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) stock closed down 0.09% or 0.16 points to 179.46.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was recorded by Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose by 21.87% to 162.80, DXC Technology Co (NYSE:) also, and it continued to rise at 15.99% and closed at levels of 34.16, as well as the share of Dollar General Company (NYSE:) that increased by 13.71% and ended its trading at a price of 222.13.
Among the worst performers today, we mention Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:), which fell by 6.10% to close at 37.07, share Medtronic PLC (NYSE:), which lost 5.78% to 99.44 shares Hundreds Corp (NYSE:), which weakened by 4.01% and closed at 81.89 today’s session on the stock exchange.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by the share of Creatd Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose by 58.46% at a price of 1.28, Apyx Medical Inc (NASDAQ:) was the other, and it continued to rise at 51.89% and closed at levels of 5.62, as well as share Scisparc Ltd (NASDAQ:) rose towards 41.10% and ended its trading at 3.33.
Among the worst performers today, we mention Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:), which fell by 68.34% to close at 1.07, NRX Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 58.19% to 0.58 and shares OTR Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 36.64% and closed at 3.39 today’s session on the stock exchange.
The number of shares that gained the most exceeded the number of shares that closed lower, trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 2637 compared to 560, while 95 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2858 of the stocks strengthened their position and 985 declined, while 199 of the stocks maintained their value.
Shares of Medtronic PLC (NYSE:) fell to a 52-week low, losing 5.78% or 6.10 points at 99.44. Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:) fell to a record low, and it fell 68.34%, or 2.31 points, to a price of 1.07. Shares of NRX Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low, down 58.19% or 0.80 to 0.58. Shares of OTR Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all-time lows, losing 36.64% or 1.96 points to 3.39.
which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 Index traded 3.07% lower and closed at 27.50.
Gold futures contracts for June delivery rose 0.16% or 2.90 and closed at $1,849.20 an ounce. As for other commodities trading, the WTI crude oil futures contract for July delivery rose 3.36% or 3.71 and reached the price of $114.04 per barrel, while the August contract for Brent oil contracts rose by 2.78% or 3.09 points, and closed at $114.21 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability by 0.46% and traded at 1.07 levels, while the USD/JPY continued its decline towards 0.20% and reached 127.06 levels.
The dollar index contracts traded with a decrease of 0.28% at the level of 101.79.