U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.64%
Investing.com
Published Feb 09, 2017 03:25PM ET
U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.64%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.64% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.65%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 2.77% or 1.49 points to trade at 55.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.78% or 1.21 points to end at 69.02 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.57% or 3.73 points to 241.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.10% or 0.77 points to trade at 35.62 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) declined 1.84% or 0.77 points to end at 41.25 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.07% or 0.09 points to 124.58.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which rose 9.35% to 32.99, Allegion PLC (NYSE:ALLE) which was up 6.05% to settle at 71.69 and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) which gained 5.26% to close at 191.23.
The worst performers were Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE:DNB) which was down 16.97% to 101.69 in late trade, Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which lost 8.48% to settle at 18.34 and Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) which was down 6.73% to 46.84 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Jaguar Animal Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) which rose 58.77% to 1.080, Aqua Metals Inc (NASDAQ:AQMS) which was up 48.12% to settle at 16.90 and KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) which gained 35.96% to close at 3.9400.
The worst performers were Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WINS) which was down 20.35% to 360.00 in late trade, Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) which lost 20.33% to settle at 1.20 and Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KTOV) which was down 18.68% to 2.074 at the close.
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Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2074 to 1078 and 63 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1836 rose and 663 declined, while 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.35% or 2.82 to 32.99. Shares in Aqua Metals Inc (NASDAQ:AQMS) rose to all time highs; rising 48.12% or 5.49 to 16.90. Shares in Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) fell to all time lows; falling 20.33% or 0.30 to 1.20. Shares in KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) rose to 52-week highs; up 35.96% or 1.0420 to 3.9400. Shares in Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KTOV) fell to all time lows; down 18.68% or 0.476 to 2.074.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.68% to 10.80.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.56% or 6.90 to $1232.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.30% or 0.68 to hit $53.02 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.93% or 0.51 to trade at $55.63 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.0657, while USD/JPY rose 1.21% to 113.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 100.65.
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