Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close of the NYSE, the index added 0.09% to hit a new all-time high, while the index added 0.40% and the index gained 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 1.47% or 0.33 points to close at 22.77. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) added 1.23% or 2.85 points to end at 235.00 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:) rose 1.13% or 2.47 points to 222.02 in the late trading.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:), which fell 3.15% or 8.99 points to trade at 276.79 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) fell 0.96% or 1.05 points to end at 108.70 and Nike Inc (NYSE:) fell 0.58% or 0.48 points to 82.92.
The top performers in the S&P 500 were Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 11.10% to 763.98. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:) which rose 10.17% to settle at 78.22 and Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 10.00% to close at 521.10.
The worst performers were Bunge Limited (NYSE:) fell 6.33% to 89.55 in late trading, CVS Health Corp (NYSE:) lost 5.23% to settle at 60.34 and Cigna Corp (NYSE:), which fell 4.85% to 336.00 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were TuHURA Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 2,824.79% to 6.30, S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:), which rose 1,603.70% to close at 3.22, and Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 117.56% to close at 47.21.
The worst performers were NKGen Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 42.89% to 0.40 in late trading. Orgenesis Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 33.86% to settle at 2.11 and bioAffinity technologies Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 33.80% to 1.41 at the close.
Between 1549 and 1236, rising stocks exceeded falling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, with 98 ending unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1814 rose and fell 1465, while 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:) soared to record highs; rising by 11.10% or 76.33 to 763.98. Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to a five-year high; rising by 10.00% or 47.37 to 521.10. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) soared to record highs; increase of 1.23% or 2.85 to 235.00. Shares in Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to a 52-week high; gain of 1.13% or 2.47 to 222.02. Shares in TuHURA Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to a 52-week high; gain of 2,824.79% or 6.08 to 6.30. Shares in S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:) rose to a 52-week high; increase by 1,603.70% or 3.03 to 3.22. Shares in Orgenesis Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to a five-year low; a decrease from 33.86% or 1.08 to 2.11. Shares in Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) soared to record highs; increasing by 117.56% or 25.51 to 47.21.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, fell 5.65% to 18.03.
December gold futures rose 1.06%, or 28.75, to $2,736.25 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for November delivery fell 1.83% or 1.29 to $69.38 per barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.72% or 1.28 to $73.17 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged by 0.35% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell by 0.47% to 149.49.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.35% to 103.29.
