Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.04%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), which rose 3.90% or 7.26 points to trade at 193.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.96% or 4.09 points to end at 213.16 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.94% or 3.40 points to 178.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 2.03% or 6.49 points to trade at 312.82 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.58% or 2.51 points to end at 155.95 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.43% or 2.98 points to 205.74.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) which rose 15.53% to 296.19, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 8.10% to settle at 100.28 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which gained 4.83% to close at 196.40.
The worst performers were Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which was down 97.99% to 65.86 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which lost 11.01% to settle at 122.45 and Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) which was down 7.93% to 67.54 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Singular Genomics Systems Inc (NASDAQ:OMIC) which rose 3,727.59% to 11.10, ANEW Medical Inc (NASDAQ:WENA) which was up 119.39% to settle at 3.62 and CareMax Inc (NASDAQ:CMAX) which gained 79.47% to close at 3.41.
The worst performers were Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:BJDX) which was down 40.73% to 1.63 in late trade, GRI Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GRI) which lost 38.38% to settle at 1.83 and Lyell Immunopharma Inc (NASDAQ:LYEL) which was down 36.03% to 1.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1538 to 1263 and 132 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1687 rose and 1647 declined, while 141 ended unchanged.
Shares in FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 15.53% or 39.81 to 296.19. Shares in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.93% or 5.82 to 67.54. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to all time highs; up 3.90% or 7.26 to 193.60. Shares in Singular Genomics Systems Inc (NASDAQ:OMIC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3,727.59% or 10.81 to 11.10. Shares in Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:BJDX) fell to all time lows; down 40.73% or 1.12 to 1.63. Shares in GRI Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GRI) fell to all time lows; falling 38.38% or 1.14 to 1.83. Shares in Lyell Immunopharma Inc (NASDAQ:LYEL) fell to all time lows; down 36.03% or 0.74 to 1.30.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.26% to 12.55.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.94% or 21.80 to $2,309.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.21% or 0.17 to hit $80.66 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $84.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.69% to 160.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 105.73.