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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.00%

Published 06/15/2022, 04:25 PM
© Reuters U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.00%
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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.00%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.50%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 9.46% or 11.56 points to trade at 133.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.97% or 7.27 points to end at 251.76 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.67% or 7.53 points to 290.07 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which fell 1.96% or 1.15 points to trade at 57.41 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.96% or 3.29 points to end at 164.26 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.99% or 1.33 points to 132.51.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which rose 9.46% to 133.72, Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was up 7.50% to settle at 180.11 and Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which gained 6.22% to close at 14.85.

The worst performers were Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which was down 4.07% to 128.30 in late trade, Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB) which lost 3.93% to settle at 41.52 and Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) which was down 3.67% to 98.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:SIDU) which rose 225.00% to 4.68, Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EVOK) which was up 47.06% to settle at 3.00 and Zhong Yang Financial Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TOP) which gained 41.00% to close at 31.02.

The worst performers were 180 Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:ATNF) which was down 34.00% to 0.88 in late trade, Apptech Corp (NASDAQ:APCX) which lost 33.80% to settle at 0.56 and Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX) which was down 27.79% to 0.18 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2313 to 860 and 114 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2806 rose and 1080 declined, while 185 ended unchanged.

Shares in 180 Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:ATNF) fell to all time lows; falling 34.00% or 0.46 to 0.88. Shares in Apptech Corp (NASDAQ:APCX) fell to 52-week lows; down 33.80% or 0.29 to 0.56. Shares in Zhong Yang Financial Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TOP) rose to all time highs; rising 41.00% or 9.02 to 31.02. Shares in Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX) fell to all time lows; falling 27.79% or 0.07 to 0.18.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.39% to 29.62.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.31% or 23.80 to $1,837.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 2.42% or 2.88 to hit $116.05 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.77% or 2.15 to trade at $119.02 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 1.33% to 133.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 104.55.

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