U.S. Stocks Close Higher

U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas, and Industrials sectors.

Index Performance

• Dow Jones Industrial Average: +3.58% (new all-time high)
• S&P 500: +2.54%
• NASDAQ Composite: +2.95%

Top Performers on Dow Jones

• Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS): +13.26% to $596.85
• JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM): +11.36% to $246.65
• Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT): +8.74% to $416.90

Worst Performers on Dow Jones

• Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE): -3.09% to $75.57
• Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG): -2.72% to $161.25
• Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD): -2.65% to $389.51

Top Performers on S&P 500

• Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF): +18.94% to $67.58
• Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS): +18.66% to $180.19
• Trimble Inc (NASDAQ:TRMB): +17.33% to $72.30

Worst Performers on S&P 500

• Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI): -17.69% to $22.80
• Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH): -16.09% to $75.47
• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF): -11.74% to $87.47

Top Performers on NASDAQ Composite

• Wellchange Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WCT): +99.48% to $7.62
• Galaxy Payroll Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GLXG): +92.30% to $14.96
• ARB IOT Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ARBB): +62.50% to $0.92

Worst Performers on NASDAQ Composite

• Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTE): -44.22% to $2.99
• Bionomics Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:BNOX): -45.03% to $0.27
• Zyversa Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ZVSA): -42.73% to $1.45

Market Trends

• Rising vs. Declining Stocks: On the NYSE, 1777 stocks rose vs. 1028 that fell. On NASDAQ, 2231 gained vs. 1077 that lost.
• CBOE Volatility Index: Down 19.47% to 16.50 (1-month low).

Commodities

• Gold Futures: -2.89% to $2,670.30/troy ounce
• Crude Oil (December): -0.03% to $71.97/barrel
• Brent Oil (January): -0.40% to $75.23/barrel

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: -1.77% to 1.07
• USD/JPY: +1.92% to 154.51
• US Dollar Index Futures: +1.60% at 104.98.