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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.78%

Published 01/25/2017, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.78%
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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.78% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.80%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), which rose 4.24% or 6.81 points to trade at 167.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.98% or 1.91 points to end at 98.15 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.57% or 1.88 points to 121.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 0.80% or 0.70 points to trade at 87.16 at the close. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 0.76% or 0.51 points to end at 66.89 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.70% or 0.35 points to 49.77.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which rose 13.97% to 42.67, Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE:ROK) which was up 7.73% to settle at 153.01 and Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) which gained 5.81% to close at 14.02.

The worst performers were Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT) which was down 5.37% to 46.73 in late trade, CA Inc (NASDAQ:CA) which lost 4.98% to settle at 31.31 and State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) which was down 3.38% to 77.80 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were InfoSonics Corp (NASDAQ:IFON) which rose 49.18% to 0.546, Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) which was up 47.61% to settle at 1.640 and MoSys Inc (NASDAQ:MOSY) which gained 45.83% to close at 0.3500.

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The worst performers were Meridian Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:VIVO) which was down 22.19% to 12.80 in late trade, Donegal Group B Inc (NASDAQ:DGICB) which lost 19.00% to settle at 16.200 and Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which was down 17.81% to 7.8000 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2089 to 1149 and 32 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1745 rose and 754 declined, while 113 ended unchanged.

Shares in Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 13.97% or 5.23 to 42.67. Shares in Rockwell Automation Inc (NYSE:ROK) rose to all time highs; up 7.73% or 10.98 to 153.01. Shares in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.81% or 0.77 to 14.02. Shares in Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; up 4.24% or 6.81 to 167.36. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.98% or 1.91 to 98.15. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.57% or 1.88 to 121.85. Shares in Meridian Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:VIVO) fell to 5-year lows; down 22.19% or 3.65 to 12.80.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.26% to 10.82 a new 52-week low.

Gold for February delivery was down 0.85% or 10.35 to $1200.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.58% or 0.31 to hit $52.87 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.20 to trade at $55.24 a barrel.

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EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.0749, while USD/JPY fell 0.41% to 113.32.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 99.91.

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