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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.44%

Published 09/11/2018, 04:25 PM
Updated 09/11/2018, 04:25 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.44%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.44%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.44%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.37%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.53% or 5.52 points to trade at 223.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.70% or 1.86 points to end at 111.24 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.50% or 3.16 points to 213.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.96% or 1.37 points to trade at 44.93 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.98% or 1.08 points to end at 109.60 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.73% or 1.70 points to 230.21.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) which rose 7.06% to 79.50, United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which was up 5.24% to settle at 168.38 and CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which gained 3.21% to close at 22.51.

The worst performers were AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) which was down 4.79% to 84.10 in late trade, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which lost 3.63% to settle at 54.98 and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was down 3.35% to 232.55 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Agile Thrpe (NASDAQ:AGRX) which rose 116.83% to 0.67, Auris Medical Holding AG (NASDAQ:EARS) which was up 60.90% to settle at 0.435 and Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which gained 43.67% to close at 0.380.

The worst performers were USA Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:USAT) which was down 39.87% to 9.200 in late trade, Francescas Holdings (NASDAQ:FRAN) which lost 34.47% to settle at 3.86 and Sonos Inc (NASDAQ:SONO) which was down 22.03% to 16.56 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1540 to 1495 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1411 fell and 1154 advanced, while 144 ended unchanged.

Shares in Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.63% or 2.07 to 54.98. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.50% or 3.16 to 213.85. Shares in Francescas Holdings (NASDAQ:FRAN) fell to all time lows; falling 34.47% or 2.03 to 3.86. Shares in Sonos Inc (NASDAQ:SONO) fell to all time lows; falling 22.03% or 4.68 to 16.56.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.29% to 13.27.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.23% or 2.80 to $1202.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.77% or 1.87 to hit $69.41 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.34% or 1.81 to trade at $79.18 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1597, while USD/JPY rose 0.41% to 111.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 95.10.

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