U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.45%
2022.04.19 23:38
U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.45%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.45%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.61%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 4.12% or 5.42 points to trade at 137.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 3.41% or 6.13 points to end at 185.98 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 3.23% or 4.13 points to 131.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which fell 4.89% or 9.06 points to trade at 176.16 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.18% or 2.06 points to end at 171.83 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.33% or 0.28 points to 85.79.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) which rose 8.10% to 288.20, ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which was up 7.27% to settle at 323.42 and Generac Holdlings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which gained 7.19% to close at 267.20.
The worst performers were Dentsply Sirona Inc (NASDAQ:XRAY) which was down 13.38% to 42.20 in late trade, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) which lost 4.89% to settle at 176.16 and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which was down 4.73% to 46.16 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CMPI) which rose 329.46% to 10.35, Sono Group NV (NASDAQ:SEV) which was up 65.22% to settle at 7.60 and Toughbuilt Industries Inc (NASDAQ:TBLT) which gained 37.01% to close at 0.20.
The worst performers were Lyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LYRA) which was down 20.92% to 5.48 in late trade, Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:MIGI) which lost 18.71% to settle at 4.04 and Arqit Quantum Inc (NASDAQ:ARQQ) which was down 16.33% to 10.45 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2235 to 962 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2841 rose and 951 declined, while 202 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dentsply Sirona Inc (NASDAQ:XRAY) fell to 52-week lows; losing 13.38% or 6.52 to 42.20. Shares in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CMPI) rose to 52-week highs; up 329.46% or 7.94 to 10.35.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.61% to 21.37.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.76% or 34.90 to $1,951.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 5.03% or 5.41 to hit $102.20 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 5.17% or 5.85 to trade at $107.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 1.51% to 128.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 100.97.
