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At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.29%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which rose 2.64% or 8.37 points to trade at 325.37 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) added 2.63% or 4.04 points to end at 157.79 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 2.51% or 3.95 points to 161.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 0.65% or 0.70 points to trade at 106.67 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 0.18% or 0.32 points to end at 178.17 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 0.20% or 0.27 points to 133.66.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which rose 4.99% to 100.78, DXC Technology Co (NYSE:DXC) which was up 4.91% to settle at 35.50 and Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) which gained 4.81% to close at 584.52.
The worst performers were Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which was down 5.57% to 23.72 in late trade, Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) which lost 4.14% to settle at 76.19 and Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) which was down 4.01% to 67.73 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) which rose 24.64% to 1.720, Moxian Inc (NASDAQ:MOXC) which was up 24.55% to settle at 9.590 and Repro Med Systems Inc (NASDAQ:KRMD) which gained 19.03% to close at 4.19.
The worst performers were Zovio Inc (NASDAQ:ZVO) which was down 38.33% to 2.140 in late trade, Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RPHM) which lost 28.25% to settle at 8.00 and Contextlogic Inc (NASDAQ:WISH) which was down 28.25% to 8.23 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2145 to 1082 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1699 rose and 1662 declined, while 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in DXC Technology Co (NYSE:DXC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.91% or 1.66 to 35.50. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; up 2.51% or 3.95 to 161.40. Shares in Zovio Inc (NASDAQ:ZVO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 38.33% or 1.330 to 2.140. Shares in Moxian Inc (NASDAQ:MOXC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 24.55% or 1.890 to 9.590. Shares in Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RPHM) fell to all time lows; down 28.25% or 3.15 to 8.00. Shares in Contextlogic Inc (NASDAQ:WISH) fell to all time lows; falling 28.25% or 3.24 to 8.23.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 16.17% to 23.13.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.24% or 4.35 to $1827.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.53% or 2.33 to hit $63.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.42% or 2.37 to trade at $66.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.2081, while USD/JPY fell 0.18% to 109.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.715.
