FX.co ★ US stock market closed mixed, Dow Jones down 0.11%

At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones was down 0.11%, the S&P 500 was up 1.47% and the NASDAQ Composite was up 3.25%.

The leading performer among the Dow Jones index components in today's trading was Microsoft Corporation, which gained 11.85 points or 4.69% to close at 264.60. Quotes of 3M Company rose by 4.43 points (3.82%), closing the trades at the level of 120.29. Intel Corporation rose 1.12 points or 3.85% to close at 30.19.

The least gainers were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, which shed 26.17 points or 5.27% to end the session at 470.83. Merck & Company Inc rose 3.29% or 3.52 points to close at 103.46, while Boeing Co was down 2.52% or 5.41 points to close at 209. ,34.

Leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today's trading were Align Technology Inc, which rose 27.38% to 359.88, Meta Platforms Inc, which gained 23.28% to close at 188.77, and also shares of WW Grainger Inc, which rose 12.96% to end the session at 675.57.

The least gainers were Air Products and Chemicals Inc, which shed 7.11% to close at 295.50. Shares of Schlumberger NV lost 6.12% to end the session at 52.29. Quotes of Aflac Inc decreased in price by 5.98% to 68.90.

Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were Gaucho Group Holdings Inc, which rose 339.02% to hit 5.40, Biophytis, which gained 73.13% to close at 0.71, and shares of Innovative Eyewear Inc, which rose 58.17% to end the session at 2.42.

Shares of Versus Systems Inc became the leaders of the fall, which decreased in price by 41.60%, closing at 0.97. Shares of Motorsport Gaming Us LLC shed 37.95% to end the session at 22.96. Quotes of VivoPower International PLC decreased in price by 35.66% to 0.64.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that rose in price (2101) exceeded the number of those that closed in the red (957), while quotes of 92 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 2,703 companies rose in price, 979 fell, and 193 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, rose 4.81% to 18.73.

Gold futures for April delivery lost 0.85%, or 16.55, to hit $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude for March delivery fell 0.72%, or 0.55, to $75.86 a barrel. Brent oil futures for April delivery fell 0.91%, or 0.75, to $82.09 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the Forex market, EUR/USD fell 0.68% to hit 1.09, while USD/JPY shed 0.21% to hit 128.66.

Futures on the USD index rose 0.49% to 101.53.