US stock market closes higher, Dow Jones gains 1.01% At the close on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 1.01%, the SP 500 index rose 1.12%, the NASDAQ Composite index rose 2.03%. The leading gainer among the components of the Dow Jones index today was Boeing Co, which gained 6.59 points or 3.74% to close at 182.87. Walmart Inc rose 3.99 points or 2.60% to close at 157.22. American Express Company rose 4.05 points or 2.31% to close at 179.59. The biggest losers were JPMorgan Chase Co, which shed 4.24 points or 3.22% to end the session at 127.30. The Travelers Companies Inc rose 1.23 points (0.67%) to close at 183.71, while 3M Company gained 0.08 points (0.05%) to close at 148. .66. Leading gainers among the SP 500 index components in today''s trading were American Airlines Group, which rose 10.62% to 18.95, Gap Inc, which gained 8.23% to close at 14.46, and shares of Host Hotels Resorts Inc, which rose 8.12% to end the session at 19.70. The biggest losers were AbbVie Inc, which shed 4.19% to close at 158.95. PayPal Holdings Inc fell 2.85% to 105.17.