Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close of the NYSE, the index gained 0.25%, while the index gained 1.18% and the index gained 1.95%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.50% or 0.75 points to close at 30.78. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) added 1.91% or 7.94 points to end at 424.01 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) rose 1.40% or 6.38 points to 461.68 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 2.95% or 1.40 points to close at 46.02. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) fell 1.77% or 1.83 points to end at 101.50 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) fell 1.24% or 1.83 points to 145.97.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:) which rose 10.68% to 19.48, Modern Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 6.54% to close at 154.84, and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:), which gained 6.18% to close at 1,413.09.
The worst performers were Brown Forman (NYSE:), which fell 5.90% to 43.04 in late trading. Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:) lost 4.92% to settle at 114.38, and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:) fell 4.56% to 76.84 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Actelis networks Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 691.49% to 3.72, Jowell Global Ltd. (NASDAQ :), which rose 111.32% to settle at 2.24 and ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:) gained 63.06% to close at 0.14.
The worst performers were Silo Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 46.67% to 1.20 in late trading, SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (NASDAQ:) lost 43.88% to close at 1.10, and MicroAlgo Inc (NASDAQ:) fell 41.97% to 6.97 at the close.
From 1893 to 941, rising stocks exceeded falling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, ending 93 unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2129 rose and 1241 fell, while 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:) rose to a five-year high; gain from 10.68% or 1.88 to 19.48. Shares in Brown Forman (NYSE:) fell to a five-year low; a decrease of 5.90% or 2.70 to 43.04. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to a 52-week low; lost 2.95% or 1.40 to 46.02. Shares in Actelis Networks Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to a 52-week high; increase by 691.49% or 3.25 to 3.72. Shares in Silo Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to a record low; a decrease from 46.67% or 1.05 to 1.20. Shares in SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low; a decrease from 43.88% or 0.86 to 1.10.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, fell 4.03% to 12.63.
Gold futures for August rose 1.11%, or 26.05, to $2,373.45 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 1.26% or 0.92 to $74.17 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.97 to $78.49 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.82% to 156.13.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.20% to 104.26.
