Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.19% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.43%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 5.31% or 2.82 points to trade at 55.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 2.37% or 0.71 points to end at 30.63 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 1.54% or 0.54 points to 35.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 1.26% or 1.25 points to trade at 98.22 at the close. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) declined 0.57% or 0.54 points to end at 93.93 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was down 0.46% or 0.15 points to 32.78.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) which rose 9.68% to 106.85, Mallinckrodt (NYSE:MNK) which was up 7.50% to settle at 66.82 and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which gained 5.33% to close at 4.740.
The worst performers were Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) which was down 5.43% to 82.26 in late trade, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which lost 5.07% to settle at 39.29 and M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB) which was down 4.18% to 113.81 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were OpGen Inc (NASDAQ:OPGN) which rose 135.67% to 3.700, Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which was up 86.05% to settle at 0.8000 and Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) which gained 75.98% to close at 13.920.
The worst performers were Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN) which was down 52.00% to 3.24 in late trade, Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which lost 19.73% to settle at 6.5900 and China Cmrcl (NASDAQ:CCCR) which was down 18.79% to 1.3400 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2163 to 1112 and 27 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1752 rose and 829 declined, while 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) rose to all time highs; rising 9.68% or 9.43 to 106.85. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.37% or 0.71 to 30.63. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.54% or 0.54 to 35.69. Shares in Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN) fell to all time lows; falling 52.00% or 3.51 to 3.24. Shares in Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 75.98% or 6.010 to 13.920.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.59% to 11.78 a new 52-week low.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.33% or 17.70 to $1314.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.46% or 0.21 to hit $45.66 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.44 to trade at $47.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1012, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 106.83.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 97.16.