Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.54%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 3.80% or 4.07 points to trade at 111.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 3.31% or 1.09 points to end at 33.98 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 2.19% or 3.89 points to 181.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 2.68% or 2.72 points to trade at 98.74 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 0.89% or 1.48 points to end at 164.54 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was down 0.73% or 0.39 points to 53.40.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which rose 3.96% to 19.71, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) which was up 3.80% to settle at 111.30 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which gained 3.77% to close at 16.25.
The worst performers were Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) which was down 4.66% to 188.52 in late trade, EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which lost 3.81% to settle at 41.74 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which was down 3.09% to 74.38 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were VCI Global Ltd (NASDAQ:VCIG) which rose 84.00% to 6.90, Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) which was up 68.07% to settle at 0.80 and AgileThought Inc (NASDAQ:AGIL) which gained 61.18% to close at 0.34.
The worst performers were Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) which was down 50.14% to 1.73 in late trade, Orbital Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:OIG) which lost 33.15% to settle at 1.20 and Cuentas Inc (NASDAQ:CUEN) which was down 30.72% to 2.12 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2235 to 722 and 56 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2249 rose and 1233 declined, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.66% or 9.22 to 188.52. Shares in Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) fell to all time lows; down 50.14% or 1.74 to 1.73. Shares in Orbital Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:OIG) fell to all time lows; falling 33.15% or 0.60 to 1.20. Shares in Cuentas Inc (NASDAQ:CUEN) fell to all time lows; losing 30.72% or 0.94 to 2.12.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.83% to 15.98.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.02% or 19.65 to $1,945.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.41% or 1.12 to hit $78.52 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.37% or 1.15 to trade at $82.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.69% to 144.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 103.28.