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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.15%

Published 12/31/2018, 04:25 PM
Updated 12/31/2018, 04:26 PM
© Reuters. U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.15%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.15%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.15%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.77%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 2.47% or 4.02 points to trade at 167.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 2.19% or 2.35 points to end at 109.65 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.93% or 6.12 points to 322.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), which rose 0.03% or 0.02 points to trade at 68.19 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 0.13% or 0.14 points to end at 108.79 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 0.32% or 0.15 points to 47.35.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which rose 4.52% to 267.66, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was up 3.59% to settle at 18.46 and Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) which gained 3.16% to close at 52.96.

The worst performers were Perrigo Co (NYSE:PRGO) which was down 2.93% to 38.75 in late trade, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) which lost 2.61% to settle at 22.35 and Dominion Resources Inc (NYSE:D) which was down 2.46% to 71.46 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CCCL) which rose 91.01% to 1.5300, Performant Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:PFMT) which was up 52.03% to settle at 2.250 and Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) which gained 42.86% to close at 0.30.

The worst performers were National American University (NASDAQ:NAUH) which was down 21.74% to 0.180 in late trade, Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) which lost 20.76% to settle at 0.240 and Bridgeline Digital Inc (NASDAQ:BLIN) which was down 18.52% to 0.2310 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2154 to 936 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1709 rose and 960 declined, while 67 ended unchanged.

Shares in National American University (NASDAQ:NAUH) fell to all time lows; down 21.74% or 0.050 to 0.180. Shares in Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) fell to all time lows; down 20.76% or 0.063 to 0.240. Shares in Bridgeline Digital Inc (NASDAQ:BLIN) fell to all time lows; losing 18.52% or 0.0525 to 0.2310.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 10.30% to 25.42.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.11% or 1.45 to $1284.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.13% or 0.51 to hit $45.84 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.79% or 0.95 to trade at $54.16 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1445, while USD/JPY fell 0.62% to 109.58.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.700.

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