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25.10.2022 05:19 AM
US stocks closed higher, Dow Jones up 1.34%

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At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 1.34% to a one-month high, the S&P 500 was up 1.19% and the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.86%.

Amgen Inc was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 9.38 points or 3.72% to close at 261.32. Quotes Coca-Cola Co rose by 1.61 points (2.88%), ending trading at 57.57. Home Depot Inc rose 7.73 points or 2.81% to close at 283.26.

The least gainers were Nike Inc, which lost 0.49 points or 0.55% to end the session at 88.01. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 0.32 points or 0.31% to close at 101.72, while Chevron Corp was down 0.06 points or 0.03% to end the trading at 173.13.

Leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today's trading were HCA Holdings Inc, which rose 7.02% to hit 210.47, Tractor Supply Company, which gained 5.30% to close at 207.83, and also shares of Regions Financial Corporation, which rose 5.28% to close the session at 20.55.

The least gainers were Las Vegas Sands Corp, which shed 10.29% to close at 35.05. Shares of Starbucks Corporation shed 5.47% to end the session at 83.76. Quotes of Wynn Resorts Limited decreased in price by 3.86% to 56.53.

Leading gainers among the components of the NASDAQ Composite in today's trading were Applied Genetic, which rose 62.43% to hit 0.39, Vaxcyte Inc (NASDAQ:PCVX), which gained 60.35% to close at 33. 00, as well as shares of Mullen Automotive Inc, which rose 32.94% to close the session at 0.50.

The least gainers were Tricida Inc, which shed 94.48% to close at 0.60. Shares of Alfi Inc lost 54.32% and ended the session at 0.11. Quotes of Huadi International Group Co Ltd decreased in price by 43.99% to 33.00.

On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of securities that rose in price (1,751) exceeded the number of those that closed in the red (1,344), while quotes of 124 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock exchange, 1925 companies rose in price, 1828 fell, and 253 remained at the level of the previous close.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on S&P 500 options trading, rose 0.54% to 29.85.

Gold futures for December delivery lost 0.15%, or 2.55, to hit $1.00 a troy ounce. In other commodities, WTI crude futures for December delivery fell 0.26%, or 0.22, to $84.83 a barrel. Futures for Brent crude for January delivery rose 0.13%, or 0.12, to $91.46 a barrel.

Meanwhile, in the forex market, the EUR/USD pair remained unchanged 0.14% to 0.99, while USD/JPY edged up 0.98% to hit 149.09.

Futures on the USD index fell 0.04% to 111.93.

Thomas Frank,
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