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On Tuesday, American equities surged after the close because profits in the Healthcare, Technology as well as Consumer Services sectors backed stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average headed north by 2.17%. The S&P 500 index added 2.15%, while the NASDAQ Composite index jumped by 2.89%.
The best performers of the trading session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average included UnitedHealth Group Incorporated that jumped by 4.73% coming up with 272.57. Besides this, Nike Inc managed to acquire 3.32% being worth 77.48. Moreover, Visa Inc gained 3.29% trading at 141.74.
On the contrary, the worst performers were represented by such benchmarks as Verizon Communications Inc – it managed to jump by 0.19% hitting 53.70. Besides this, McDonald’s Corporation managed to leap by 0.24% being worth 164.07. As for Exxon Mobil Corp, it equities added 0.47% trading at 81.20.
The top-notch gainers on the S&P 500 included Adobe Systems Incorporated – they managed to acquire about 9.52% trading at 260.67. Furthermore, Advanced Micro Devices Inc earned 7.31% demonstrating a reading of 28.180. Omnicom Group Inc headed north by 6.99% being worth 74.36.
As for the worst performers, they included WW Grainger Inc that slipped by 1.95% hitting 280.01. Besides this, BlackRock Inc dived by 4.44% being worth 408.00. AutoZone Inc declined by 1.71% trading at 773.51.
On the NASDAQ Composite the top performers were represented by Blink Charging Co that headed north by 62.56% trading at 3.5600. Additionally, Sears Holdings Corporation acquired 29.03% concluding the trading session 0.40. Trevena Inc surged by 26.18% ending up with 1.07.
On the NASDAQ Composite the top losers included Hudson Technologies Inc lost 31.55% being worth 0.842. Flex Pharma Inc declined by 27.37% demonstrating an outcome of 0.69. Liquid Media Group Ltd dipped by about 24.47% showing 3.210.
December delivery gold futures sank by 0.24% hitting $1227.30 a troy ounce.
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