2024-03-06 21:30:31
© Reuters. Stock indices in the United States rose at the close of trading; The Dow Jones added 0.20%
Investing.com – Stocks in the United States closed higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and , sectors propelled the indexes higher.
At the close of trading in New York, the Index added 0.20%, while the Index rose by 0.51%, and the Index rose by 0.58%.
Among the leading stocks today in the index stood out Intel (NASDAQ:), which added 3.13% or 1.35 points to its value, and its price was 44.51 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, IBM (NYSE: ) added 2.17% or 4.17 points to trade at 196.12, while Salesforce (NYSE: ) added 1.70% or 5.09 points to trade at 303.84 in late trade.
The worst performers were the shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: ), which closed down 2.48% or 2.80 points, and traded at a price of 110.07 at the end of the trading day. Verizon Communications (NYSE: ) declined 1.04% or 0.42 points to 39.93 and Chevron (NYSE: ) declined 0.84% or 1.25 points to 148.34.
The best performers today in the S&P 500 were Dexcom (NASDAQ: ), which added 9.80% to 133.72, Albemarly (NYSE: ), which added 9.31% to close at 119.59, and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ: ), which rose by 5.21% and ended the trade at a price of 117.79.
Among the weakest stocks today were Brown-Forman (NYSE:), which fell by 7.32% and ended the trading day at 56.33, Northern Trust (NASDAQ:), which lost 4.56% to 81.28 and Seagate Technologies (NASDAQ: ), which weakened by 4.55% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 94.14.
The best performers today in the NASDAQ index were the shares of Aptorum Group (NASDAQ:), which added 554.44% to its value at a price of 9.49, Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:), which completed an increase of 135.00% and closed at the price of 47.00 and the shares of Trackside Group ( NASDAQ:), which rose 107.21% and ended trading at a price of 17.26.
Among the weakest stocks today were the stock of bioAffinity Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ), which fell by 50.00% and was at the end of the trading day at 1.50, the stock of Neptune Wellness Solutions (NASDAQ: ), which lost 46.40% to the level of 0.20 and the stock of Panwar (NASDAQ:) , which weakened by 30.23% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 10.27.
The number of shares that closed higher exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1994 compared to 855 respectively, with 94 remaining unchanged; In trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1939 gained and 1457 declined, while 132 held their value.
IBM (NYSE: ) climbed to a five-year high, adding 2.17% or 4.17 points to trade at 196.12. Shares of Aptorum Group (NASDAQ: ) climbed to a 52-week high – up 554.44% or 8.04 points to trade at 9.49. Shares of Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: ) climbed to an all-time high – up 135.00% or 27.00 points to trade at 47.00. Neptune Wellness Solutions (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low, shedding 46.40% or 0.17 points to trade at 0.20. Trackside Group (NASDAQ: ) climbed to a 52-week high, adding 107.21% or 8.93 points to trade at 17.26.
Index, which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded up 0.28% and closed at a price of 14.50.
The gold futures contract for delivery in April added 0.56% or 12.10 and closed at $2,154.00 per ounce. And more in commodity trading – crude oil futures for delivery in April completed an increase of 1.25% or 0.98 and reached a price of $79.13 per barrel, while the May contract for Brent oil futures registered an increase of 1.07% or 0.88 points, closing at a price of $82.92 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability – 0.38% and traded at a price of 1.09, while the USD/JPY pair completed a 0.40% decline and reached the level of 149.45.
The futures contracts on the US dollar index traded down 0.40% and settled at 103.33.
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