Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 1.42% or 1.77 points to trade at 126.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.06% or 1.16 points to end at 110.09 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 0.87% or 2.47 points to 285.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.14% or 2.85 points to trade at 130.42 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.38% or 1.97 points to end at 140.94 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.08% or 1.93 points to 176.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which rose 8.16% to 80.43, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which was up 5.98% to settle at 56.16 and Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) which gained 4.17% to close at 44.62.
The worst performers were M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB) which was down 7.61% to 148.15 in late trade, Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which lost 7.29% to settle at 68.28 and Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was down 6.32% to 90.79 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Prometheus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) which rose 165.67% to 95.80, Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) which was up 133.44% to settle at 0.98 and Vor Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:VOR) which gained 41.86% to close at 6.10.
The worst performers were Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) which was down 53.36% to 1.04 in late trade, Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) which lost 46.98% to settle at 0.79 and Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) which was down 46.95% to 0.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1607 to 1465 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2213 fell and 1490 advanced, while 170 ended unchanged.
Shares in Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.98% or 3.17 to 56.16. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.14% or 2.85 to 130.42. Shares in Prometheus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) rose to all time highs; gaining 165.67% or 59.74 to 95.80. Shares in Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) fell to all time lows; down 53.36% or 1.19 to 1.04. Shares in Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ:VS) fell to all time lows; losing 46.98% or 0.70 to 0.79. Shares in Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) fell to all time lows; down 46.95% or 0.45 to 0.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.30% to 22.68.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.91% or 16.25 to $1,798.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.38% or 1.77 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.28% or 1.81 to trade at $77.54 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.39% to 136.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 105.12.