On Thursday, August 12, Wall St was mostly up as the Dow Jones climbed 0.62% and the S&P 500 rose 0.25%. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ Composite crashed 0.16%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average progressed 0.62%, with a net gain of $220.30. This sent the stocks higher to $35,454.97 per share.
Its best performers were Caterpillar Inc which increased 3.55% or 7.59 points to $221.66 per share.
Then, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc jumped 2.66% or 1.29 points to $49.72 per share. Also, Dow Inc hopped 1.77% or 1.12 points to $64.24 per share.
Likewise, the Dow Jones Utility Average Index improved 0.66% or 6.10 points to $931.52.
Moreover, the benchmark S&P 500 smashed 0..25% with a net addition of $10.95. This sent the stocks up at $4,447.70 per share.
NortonLifeLock Inc led the index’s gains as it spiked 8.70% or 2.10 points to $26.25 per share.
United Rentals Inc followed as it soared 4.98% or 16.96 points to $357.50 per share.
Additionally, Nucor Corp contributed as it grew 3.91% or 4.62 points to $122.72 per share.
On the other hand, the NASDAQ Composite Index plummeted 0.16%, with a net loss of $22.95. This sent the stocks to the bottom at $14,765.14 per share.
Its worst performers include HyreCar Inc, which crashed 48.48% or 9.27 points to $9.85 per share.
Then, AppHarvest Inc subsided 28.91% or 3.46 points to $8.51 per share. Also, Biodesix Inc dropped 26.32% or 2.59 points to $7.25 per share.
NYSE Composite Up on Wall St
Furthermore, the NYSE Composite Index raised 0.49%, with a net gain of $82.61. This sent the stocks above at $16,875 per share.
Consequently, the NYSE American Composite Index boosted 0.20% with a net increase of $5.95. This sent the stocks higher at $3,047 per share.
Likewise, the Russell 2000 Index soared 0.49% with a net addition of $10.98, which sent the stocks up at $2,250.
Additionally, the Global Dow Realtime USD Index hopped 0.03%, with a net gain of $1.37. This sent the stocks above at $4,091.13 per share.
Meanwhile, the PHLX Semiconductor Index declined 0.24%, with a net loss of $7.94. This sent the stocks below at $3,351 per share.
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