Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.68%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 3.94% or 1.90 points to trade at 50.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.12% or 2.04 points to end at 98.24 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.68% or 3.40 points to 205.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 0.54% or 0.31 points to trade at 57.56 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 0.54% or 0.85 points to end at 157.91 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.43% or 1.74 points to 401.95.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which rose 8.33% to 75.31, Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) which was up 7.80% to settle at 81.58 and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which gained 7.67% to close at 12.63.
The worst performers were Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was down 6.30% to 86.44 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which lost 5.73% to settle at 137.04 and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) which was down 3.55% to 114.64 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ:GSKY) which rose 53.15% to 11.900, Indaptus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INDP) which was up 52.05% to settle at 10.750 and Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which gained 26.07% to close at 7.350.
The worst performers were Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc (NASDAQ:KAVL) which was down 42.13% to 2.610 in late trade, Sonim Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SONM) which lost 29.08% to settle at 0.3709 and Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) which was down 27.64% to 2.670 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2233 to 976 and 139 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2277 rose and 1316 declined, while 170 ended unchanged.
Shares in GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ:GSKY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 53.15% or 4.130 to 11.900. Shares in Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc (NASDAQ:KAVL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 42.13% or 1.900 to 2.610. Shares in Sonim Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SONM) fell to all time lows; falling 29.08% or 0.1521 to 0.3709. Shares in Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) fell to all time lows; falling 27.64% or 1.020 to 2.670.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.58% to 18.18.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.69% or 12.50 to $1794.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.07% or 2.16 to hit $72.62 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.51% or 1.85 to trade at $75.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.1815, while USD/JPY fell 0.28% to 109.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.468.