U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.02%

Investing.comAug 28, 2024 12:21 AM

Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.02% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.17%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.20% or 1.01 points to trade at 85.29 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) added 1.11% or 2.26 points to end at 206.11 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 0.94% or 2.51 points to 270.72 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), which lost 1.36% or 2.38 points to trade at 173.12 in late trade. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.04% or 1.55 points to end at 146.95 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) shed 0.96% or 0.88 points to 90.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD) which rose 7.26% to 242.25, Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) which was up 6.58% to settle at 192.58 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which gained 4.30% to close at 169.02.

The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which was down 8.96% to 9.45 in late trade, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which lost 7.15% to settle at 10.52 and Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE:MLM) which was down 4.58% to 518.57 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ:VOXX) which rose 68.07% to 4.79, Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) which was up 54.61% to settle at 11.58 and Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) which gained 49.17% to close at 0.64.

The worst performers were COSCIENS Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:CSCI) which was down 32.42% to 3.96 in late trade, Jiuzi Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:JZXN) which lost 28.83% to settle at 1.58 and Invivyd Inc (NASDAQ:IVVD) which was down 28.67% to 0.92 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1652 to 1163 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2090 fell and 1209 advanced, while 143 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.46% to 15.43.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 4.70 to $2,559.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.01% or 1.56 to hit $75.86 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.74% or 1.40 to trade at $78.96 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.38% to 143.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.46.

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