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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.48% By Investing.com

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.48%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the gained 1.48%, while the index added 1.21%, and the index added 1.04%.

The best performers of the session on the were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:), which rose 7.21% or 18.69 points to trade at 277.86 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:) added 3.50% or 5.87 points to end at 173.36 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) was up 3.38% or 5.27 points to 161.18 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:), which fell 0.17% or 0.09 points to trade at 54.04 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) declined 0.16% or 0.67 points to end at 408.03 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) was down 0.01% or 0.02 points to 335.91.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:) which rose 7.75% to 32.80, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:) which was up 7.21% to settle at 277.86 and APA Corporation (NASDAQ:) which gained 7.06% to close at 21.54.

The worst performers were Entergy Corporation (NYSE:) which was down 3.19% to 102.61 in late trade, Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:) which lost 3.04% to settle at 154.68 and ResMed Inc (NYSE:) which was down 1.99% to 282.75 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 73.23% to 12.800, Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 53.44% to settle at 4.02 and Amplitude Healthcare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which gained 40.37% to close at 14.360.

The worst performers were Eargo Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 68.34% to 6.86 in late trade, China Liberal Education Holdings (NASDAQ:) which lost 28.52% to settle at 2.130 and Aterian Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 28.23% to 12.00 at the close.

The New York Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining ones by 2164, 1022, 135 finished unchanged, and China Liberal Education Holdings (NASDAQ:) lost 28.52% to settle at 2.130. On the Nasdaq Stock Exchange 2664 rose, 910 declined while 153 finished unchanged.

The shares of Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE) rose 7.75%, or 2.36 to 32.000.80. Stocks of Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:), rose to 52 week highs, up 7.21% (18.69 to 279.86). Salesforce.com Inc shares rose 52 weeks to new highs (NYSE:), up 7.21%, or 18.69 to 267.56. Shares in Eargo Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 68.34% or 14.81 to 6.86. Amplitude Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ) shares rose to record highs. They rose 40.37%, or 4.130 to 14.360.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 10.73% to 18.63.

For December delivery, Gold Futures fell 2.12% to $1741.10 per troy an ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 1.02 or $1741.10 to reach $73.25/barrel, and November Brent oil, which rose 1.37% or 1.04, to trade at $77.23/barrel.

EUR/USD gained 0.46%, to 1.1739. USD/JPY gained 0.51% to 110.33.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.38 at 93.102.

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