US stock market closes higher, Dow Jones gains 2.68% At the close on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones rose 2.68%, the SP 500 index rose 3.06%, the NASDAQ Composite index rose 3.34%. Salesforce.com Inc was the top performer among the components of the Dow Jones index today, up 12.87 points or 7.44% to close at 185.92. Quotes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc rose by 16.58 points (5.79%), ending trading at 302.75. Boeing Co rose 7.56 points or 5.64% to close at 141.53. The losers were shares of Verizon Communications Inc, which shed 1.13 points or 2.17% to end the session at 50.96. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated rose 4.17 points (0.83%) to close at 495.64, while Walmart Inc rose 0.10 points (0.08%) to close at 123. 72. Leading gainers among the SP 500 index components in today''s trading were Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, which rose 15.77% to 41.76, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, which gained 15.36% to close at 13. 22, as well as Penn National Gaming Inc, which rose 12.66% to close the session at 32.12. The biggest losers were Verizon Communications Inc, which shed 2.17% to close at 50.96.