US stocks close solidly higher led by Nasdaq/Russell 2000

The major indices are closing solidly higher led by the Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell 2000 index.

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow Industrial Average rose 322.37 points or 0.85% at 38225.67
• S&P rose 45.79 points or +0.91% at 5064.19
• Nasdaq rose 235.48 points or 1.51% at 15840.96

The small cap Russell 2000 index rose 35.88 points or 1.81% at 2016.11.

Some of the big winners and losers today included:

• Moderna, +13.05%
• Qualcomm, +9.74%
• Alibaba, +6.43%
• Boeing, +4.29%
• Nvidia, +3.34%
• Super Micro Computers, +3.28%
• Amazon, +3.20%
• Southwest Airlines, +2.92%.

Losers included:

• Doordash -10.32%
• Exxon, -2.77%
• Northrup Grumman, -2.39%
• Papa Johns, -1.99%
• Biogen, -1.21%
• Western Digital, -1.12%
• Live Nation, -1.11%

Other big cap names:

• Meta Platforms, +0.57%
• Alphabet +1.68%
• Microsoft +0.73%
• Apple (ahead of earnings) +2.20%
• Netflix, +2.44%
• Tesla, unchanged

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.