FX.co ★ US stocks closed higher, Dow Jones up 0.53%

At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 0.53%, the S&P 500 rose 0.59%, and the NASDAQ Composite rose 0.21%.

Chevron Corp was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 5.32 points or 3.09% to close at 177.40. The Walt Disney Company rose 1.34 points or 1.55% to close at 88.01. The Travelers Companies Inc rose 2.28 points or 1.22% to close at 189.48.

The least gainers were 3M Company, which shed 1.45 points or 1.19% to end the session at 120.14. Amgen Inc was up 1.34 points (0.51%) to close at 263.92, while Apple Inc was down 0.37 points (0.28%) to close at 131.86. .

The leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today's trading were APA Corporation, which rose 5.73% to 47.25, CarMax Inc, which gained 5.17% to close at 60.16, and Hess Corporation, which rose 4.72% to end the session at 141.68.

The least gainers were Moderna Inc, which shed 4.44% to close at 199.08. Shares of Illumina Inc lost 2.32% to end the session at 191.24. Quotes of DexCom Inc decreased in price by 1.97% to 111.44.

Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were Expion360 Inc, which rose 139.19% to hit 2.35, Akso Health Group DRC, which gained 1.57% to close at 0.40, and also shares of Elys Game Technology Corp, which rose 47.09% to end the session at 0.17.

The least gainers were Applied Molecular Transport Inc, which shed 57.77% to close at 0.44. E-Home Household Service Holdings Ltd lost 52.59% to end the session at 0.64. Quotes Mingzhu Logistics Holdings Ltd fell in price by 50.84% to 1.75.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that rose in price (2099) exceeded the number of those that closed in the red (959), while quotes of 96 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 1909 companies rose in price, 1754 fell, and 216 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, fell 5.01% to 20.87.

Gold futures for February delivery added 0.57%, or 10.20, to $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for February delivery rose 2.80%, or 2.17, to $79.66 a barrel. Futures for Brent crude for February delivery rose 4.40%, or 3.56, to $84.54 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.23% to 1.06, while USD/JPY was up 0.38% to hit 132.84.

Futures on the USD index fell 0.12% to 104.01.