© Reuters. US stock indices rose at the end of today’s session; The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.68%.
Investing.com – US stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , , and .
At the end of trading in New York, it increased by 0.68%, reaching its all-time record high, while it rose by about 0.59% and consolidated its position at 0.66%.
The best performers of the day were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 4.20% or 1.05 points to trade at 26.03 at the close. On the other hand, Caterpillar (NYSE:) shares continued to rise by 2.53%, or 7.24 points, and closed at 292.95, while Intel Group (NASDAQ:) shares increased by 2.12%, or 0.97 points, to 46.66 at the end of the session.
As for the weakest performance at the end of today’s trading, IBM (NYSE:) stock closed down by 0.72%, or 1.17 points, and traded at 161.57 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:) shares declined by 0.56%, or 2.94 points, to a price of 523.61, while Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:) shares closed down by 0.32%, or 0.19 points, to a price of 58.83.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was recorded by Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose by 9.10% at a price of 135.32. Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued to rise at 8.08% and closed at Levels of 139.53, and Catalent Inc (NYSE:) stock rose by 6.52% and ended its trading at 44.62.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention FactSet Research Systems Inc (NYSE:), which fell by 2.07% and closed its session at 448.99, Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:), which lost 1.95% to 359.10, and Epam. Systems Inc (NYSE:), which fell by 1.65% and closed at 295.40 in today’s session on the stock exchange.
On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by Compugen Ltd (NASDAQ:), which rose by 173.97% at a price of 2.00. African Agriculture Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) also continued its rise at 63.76% and closed at 0.77 levels. Likewise, ProSomnus (NASDAQ:) stock rose by 57.65% and ended its trading at a price of 0.99.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention Cuentas Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell by 54.30% and closed its session at 1.01, Micromobilitycom Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 50.55% to 0.22, and BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 46.96% and closed at 0.37 today’s session on the stock exchange.
The number of stocks that gained the most exceeded the number of stocks that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, with 2330 compared to 573, while 66 remained unchanged. As for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2522 of the stocks strengthened their position and 949 declined, while 98 of the stocks maintained their value.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:) stock rose to its highest record level ever, continuing to rise by 2.53%, or 7.24 points, at a price of 292.95. Intel Group (NASDAQ:) stock rose to its highest record level in 52 weeks, and continued to rise by 2.12%, or 0.97 points, at a price of 46.66. Compugen Ltd (NASDAQ:) stock rose to a 52-week high, rising 173.97% or 1.27 points at a price of 2.00. Micromobilitycom Inc (NASDAQ:) stock fell to an all-time record low, falling 50.55%, or 0.22 points, at a price of 0.22. BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:) stock fell to an all-time record low, losing 46.96%, or 0.32 points, at a price of 0.37.
which measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, traded down 0.24% to close at 12.53.
Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.62%, or 12.75, and closed at $2,053.25 per ounce. As for trading in other commodities, WTI crude oil futures contracts for February delivery rose 1.81%, or 1.32, and reached a price of $74.14 per barrel, while the February contract for Brent oil contracts recorded an increase of 1.78%, or 1.39 points, and closed at $79.34 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair added 0.51% and traded at 1.10 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to rise towards 0.79% and reached 143.87 levels.
Dollar index contracts traded down by 0.40% at 101.78.
2023-12-20 00:13:12
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