Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.33%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 1.67% or 2.60 points to trade at 158.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.20% or 0.61 points to end at 51.32 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was up 0.82% or 1.91 points to 235.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), which fell 2.52% or 1.92 points to trade at 74.26 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.78% or 2.51 points to end at 138.88 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 1.64% or 1.07 points to 64.17.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which rose 14.87% to 137.70, H&R Block Inc (NYSE:HRB) which was up 11.49% to settle at 28.73 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 4.08% to close at 12.240.
The worst performers were Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which was down 14.48% to 89.25 in late trade, Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which lost 6.35% to settle at 26.23 and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which was down 6.35% to 75.40 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:PIXY) which rose 66.15% to 4.27, Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) which was up 56.57% to settle at 14.530 and Regenxbio Inc (NASDAQ:RGNX) which gained 26.90% to close at 37.50.
The worst performers were Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) which was down 17.91% to 4.080 in late trade, Sellas Life Sciences Group Inc (NASDAQ:SLS) which lost 15.33% to settle at 5.0800 and AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ:AVAV) which was down 14.88% to 43.01 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1568 to 1495 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1598 rose and 907 declined, while 151 ended unchanged.
Shares in Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) rose to all time highs; rising 14.87% or 17.83 to 137.70. Shares in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.52% or 1.92 to 74.26. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.20% or 0.61 to 51.32. Shares in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) fell to 52-week lows; down 17.91% or 0.890 to 4.080. Shares in Regenxbio Inc (NASDAQ:RGNX) rose to all time highs; up 26.90% or 7.95 to 37.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.78% to 17.85.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.67% or 8.90 to $1326.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 2.03% or 1.27 to hit $61.33 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.93% or 1.27 to trade at $64.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.2412, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 106.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.55.