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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.78%

by January 17, 2025
written by January 17, 2025

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.78% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.00%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.51%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 3.10% or 4.14 points to trade at 137.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) added 2.39% or 5.28 points to end at 225.94 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.11% or 12.95 points to 625.94 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 2.76% or 2.78 points to trade at 97.92 at the close. Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.18% or 2.85 points to end at 239.52 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 0.50% or 0.74 points to 147.03.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which rose 14.43% to 84.21, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was up 9.25% to settle at 21.49 and Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB) which gained 6.06% to close at 43.58.

The worst performers were JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which was down 7.38% to 172.45 in late trade, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which lost 4.21% to settle at 725.72 and Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) which was down 3.51% to 1,900.54 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were BTC Digital Ltd (NASDAQ:BTCT) which rose 73.53% to 8.26, Baird Medical Investment Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:BDMD) which was up 63.28% to settle at 8.85 and Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ:CRKN) which gained 56.84% to close at 0.13.

The worst performers were Orangekloud Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ORKT) which was down 72.14% to 1.12 in late trade, Dogness International Corp Class A (NASDAQ:DOGZ) which lost 59.07% to settle at 18.10 and Powell Max Ltd (NASDAQ:PMAX) which was down 22.87% to 0.64 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1707 to 1048 and 98 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1976 rose and 1299 declined, while 134 ended unchanged.

Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.11% or 12.95 to 625.94. Shares in Orangekloud Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ORKT) fell to all time lows; losing 72.14% or 2.90 to 1.12.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.80% to 15.97.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.41% or 11.29 to $2,739.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.51% or 0.40 to hit $77.45 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.63% or 0.51 to trade at $80.78 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.03, while USD/JPY rose 0.57% to 156.20.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 109.22.

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