S&P ends the day near highs

The US stocks rallied toward the close and are ending nearer highs for the day.

  • S&P index is closing up 4.92 points or 0.18% at 2687.54
  • NASDAQ composite index is closing up 10.824 points or 0.16% at 6950.16
  • Dow industrial average is closing up 63.21 points or 0.26% at 24837.51

Some notable gainers:

  • J.P. Morgan +0.52%
  • Netflix rose by 3.47%
  • Tesla shares advance by 1.19%
  • Caterpillar increased by 0.57%
  • Amazon increased by 0.32%

Some losers on the day included:

  • Home Depot -0.24%
  • Gilead -0.69%
  • Micron -1.58%
  • Alphabet fell by -1.12%