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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.30%

by October 8, 2024
written by October 8, 2024

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.97%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.44%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 4.20% or 0.94 points to trade at 23.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 2.46% or 7.00 points to end at 291.57 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.93% or 4.37 points to 230.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 2.58% or 10.29 points to trade at 387.96 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.58% or 1.41 points to end at 53.21 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 1.71% or 4.68 points to 269.11.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) which rose 6.56% to 41.44, Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) which was up 6.20% to settle at 68.54 and Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW) which gained 5.09% to close at 355.13.

The worst performers were Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) which was down 7.66% to 159.99 in late trade, Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which lost 5.31% to settle at 136.34 and Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was down 5.01% to 45.35 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Agrify Corp (NASDAQ:AGFY) which rose 1,470.73% to 3.22, Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:VMAR) which was up 675.35% to settle at 3.90 and Laser Photonics Corp Unit (NASDAQ:LASE) which gained 83.33% to close at 7.92.

The worst performers were Vincerx Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:VINC) which was down 41.62% to 0.41 in late trade, Cemtrex Inc (NASDAQ:CETX) which lost 34.26% to settle at 0.90 and Phoenix Motor Inc (NASDAQ:PEV) which was down 33.24% to 0.70 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1452 to 1364 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1809 fell and 1463 advanced, while 134 ended unchanged.

Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.56% or 2.55 to 41.44. Shares in Vincerx Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:VINC) fell to all time lows; losing 41.62% or 0.29 to 0.41. Shares in Vision Marine Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:VMAR) rose to all time lows; rising 675.35% or 3.40 to 3.90. Shares in Cemtrex Inc (NASDAQ:CETX) fell to all time lows; down 34.26% or 0.47 to 0.90.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.39% to 21.42.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.99% or 26.30 to $2,639.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.42% or 3.41 to hit $73.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.37% or 3.54 to trade at $77.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 148.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 102.23.

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