U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.22%
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U.S. equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.22%. The top gainers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc, Intel Corporation, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc, First Solar Inc, and Cintas Corporation. The worst performers on the S&P 500 were Arista Networks, ServiceNow Inc, and Netflix Inc. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2341 to 544 on the New York Stock Exchange. The CBOE Volatility Index was down 3.47% to a new 1-month low. In commodities trading, Gold Futures rose 0.74% and Crude oil rose 0.07%. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02%.
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