US stocks closed higher, Dow Jones up 1.34%

InstaForex At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 1.34% to a one-month high, the S&P 500 was up 1.19% and the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.86%. Amgen Inc was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 9.38 points or 3.72% to close at 261.32. Quotes Coca-Cola Co rose by 1.61 points (2.88%), ending trading at 57.57. Home Depot Inc rose 7.73 points or 2.81% to close at 283.26. The least gainers were Nike Inc, which lost 0.49 points or 0.55% to end the session at 88.01. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 0.32 points or 0.31% to close at 101.72, while Chevron Corp was down 0.06 points or 0.03% to end the trading at 173.13. Leading gainers among the S&P 500 index components in today''s trading were HCA Holdings Inc, which rose 7.02% to hit 210.47, Tractor Supply Company, which gained 5.30% to close at 207.83, and also shares of Regions Financial Corporation, which rose 5.28% to close the session at 20.55. The least gainers were Las Vegas Sands Corp, which shed 10.29% to close at 35.05. more…