Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.33%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 5.17% or 9.83 points to trade at 200.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 0.88% or 0.68 points to end at 77.58 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.87% or 0.42 points to 48.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 3.42% or 4.92 points to trade at 138.88 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 2.06% or 4.37 points to end at 207.95 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 1.57% or 1.06 points to 66.56.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) which rose 5.17% to 200.12, Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B (NYSE:TAP) which was up 4.52% to settle at 70.03 and Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which gained 2.98% to close at 323.55.
The worst performers were Hanesbrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) which was down 19.11% to 18.00 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 7.10% to settle at 4.385 and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) which was down 7.49% to 29.02 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nortech Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:NSYS) which rose 35.67% to 4.450, Rxi Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:RXII) which was up 26.35% to settle at 1.8700 and Egalet Corp (NASDAQ:EGLT) which gained 28.28% to close at 0.37.
The worst performers were Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which was down 47.58% to 0.260 in late trade, InnerWorkings Inc (NASDAQ:INWK) which lost 24.35% to settle at 6.70 and JMU Ltd (NASDAQ:JMU) which was down 24.08% to 1.450 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2065 to 914 and 53 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1450 fell and 1038 advanced, while 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 5.17% or 9.83 to 200.12. Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.98% or 9.37 to 323.55. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 5.17% or 9.83 to 200.12. Shares in Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) fell to all time lows; down 47.58% or 0.236 to 0.260. Shares in InnerWorkings Inc (NASDAQ:INWK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 24.35% or 2.16 to 6.70.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.04% to 13.22.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.49% or 6.00 to $1217.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.51% or 1.04 to hit $67.72 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.08% or 1.54 to trade at $72.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1667, while USD/JPY fell 0.13% to 111.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.45.