Today’s big gainer among the Dow 30 stocks was The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). Shares closed up 2.29% at $130.07 in a 52-week range of $74.27 to $144.57. The company and its main rival, Airbus, have both forecast deliveries of new aircraft between now and 2032 at just under $2 trillion. The two companies are wooing customers at the Singapore Airshow this week. Boeing’s volume today was about 40% higher than the daily average of around 5 million shares.
Among heavily traded Nasdaq stocks Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) posted a gain of 7.65% to close at $119.40 after posting a new 52-week high of $120.24. The stock’s 52-week low is $42.25. The company’s deal with The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) continues to boost. Trading volume was nearly double the daily average of around 4 million shares traded.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) rose 1.63% for the day to close at $113.51, in a 52-week range of $109.27 to $127.83. WTI prices closed above $100 a barrel yesterday and traded above that level for most of the day today before closing at around $99.90. Share volume was about 7% below the daily average of around 6 million shares traded.
Dow component Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) issued a bullish note on Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) today. Alcoa’s shares got a nice boost, but so did Goldman, which owns warehouses where aluminum inventories are alleged to have been held back from delivery. Goldman’s shares closed up 1.99% at $164.21 in a 52-week range of $137.29 to $181.13. Volume was about 25% above the daily average of around 3 million shares.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 29 closed higher today while only Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) closed lower.
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