US Stock Market Update: Dow Jones Index Gains 0.61% as Oracle Hits All-Time High

2024-03-12 20:31:13

© Reuters. Stock indices in the United States rose at the close of trading; The Dow Jones added 0.61%

Investing.com – Stocks in the United States closed higher at the close of trading on Tuesday, as gains in the , and , sectors pulled the indexes higher.

At the close of trading in New York, the Index added 0.61%, while the Index climbed by 1.12%, and the Index climbed by 1.54%.

Among the leading stocks in the index today, 3M (NYSE:) stood out, which added 4.99% or 4.69 points to its value, and its price was 98.74 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, IBM (NYSE: ) added 3.17% or 6.07 points to trade at 197.80, while Microsoft (NASDAQ: ) added 2.66% or 10.76 points to trade at 415.28 at the end of the session.

The worst performers were the shares of Boeing (NYSE: ), which closed down 4.29% or 8.26 points, and traded at a price of 184.23 at the end of the trading day. Nike (NYSE: ) shed 0.91% or 0.92 points to 100.16 and Honeywell International (NASDAQ: ) was down 0.58% or 1.16 points to 199.13.

The best performers today in the S&P 500 index were Oracle (NYSE: ), which added 11.71% to its value at 127.50, Nvidia (NASDAQ: ), which completed an increase of 7.16% and closed at 919.13, and West Pharmaceuticals Services (NYSE: ), which increased by 5.73% and ended the trade at a price of 378.02.

Among the weakest stocks today were Southwest Airlines (NYSE: ), which fell 14.89% to close at 28.75, Anphase Energy (NASDAQ: ), which lost 5.98% to 121.00, and American Airlines Group ( NASDAQ:), which weakened by 4.71% and closed the trading day at 13.96.

The best performers today in the NASDAQ index were Clear-One Communications (NASDAQ:), which added 127.50% to its value at 2.06, Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:), which completed an increase of 71.01% and closed at 2.36, and Bright Green Corp. (NASDAQ: ), which rose 45.72% to end trading at a price of 0.30.

Among the weakest stocks today were Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ:), which fell by 78.13% and stood at 1.24 at the end of the trading day, BYND Knasoft Enterprises (NASDAQ:), which lost 70.50% to 0.03 and Aslan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:) , which weakened by 57.98% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 0.69.

The number of shares that closed higher exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1571 versus 1311 respectively, with 70 remaining unchanged; In trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1935 declined and 1457 gained, while 123 held their value.

Shares of Oracle (NYSE: ) climbed to an all-time high, finishing up 11.71% or 13.36 points to trade at 127.50. IBM (NYSE: ) climbed to a five-year high – up 3.17% or 6.07 points to trade at 197.80. Shares of Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low and completed a decline of 78.13% or 4.43 points to trade at 1.24. Shares of Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ) climbed to a 52-week high, adding 71.01% or 0.98 points to trade at 2.36. BYND Kennasoft Enterprises (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low, shedding 70.50% or 0.07 points to trade at 0.03.

Index, which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded down 9.07% and closed at a price of 13.84.

The gold futures contract for April delivery lost 1.19% or 26.00 and closed at $2,162.60 per ounce. And more in commodity trading – crude oil futures for delivery in April completed a decrease of 0.03% or 0.02 and reached a price of $77.91 per barrel, while the May contract for Brent oil futures registered an increase of 0.01% or 0.01 points, closing at a price of $82.22 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair remained stable – 0.00% and traded at a price of 1.09, while the USD/JPY pair completed a 0.50% increase and reached the level of 147.68.

Futures contracts on the US dollar index traded up 0.06% and settled at 102.53.