Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.92%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 1.26% or 3.05 points to trade at 244.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 0.42% or 0.72 points to end at 171.95 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 0.07% or 0.29 points to 421.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 6.46% or 15.77 points to trade at 228.31 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 2.26% or 2.32 points to end at 100.28 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was down 1.99% or 1.24 points to 60.99.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which rose 8.66% to 133.81, Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was up 6.71% to settle at 20.51 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 5.50% to close at 118.75.
The worst performers were General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which was down 8.95% to 52.70 in late trade, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which lost 8.86% to settle at 11.62 and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) which was down 8.81% to 24.85 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were BeyondSpring Inc (NASDAQ:BYSI) which rose 175.91% to 26.57, Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) which was up 50.36% to settle at 70.37 and eXp World Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EXPI) which gained 35.84% to close at 47.23.
The worst performers were Zymergen Inc (NASDAQ:ZY) which was down 76.28% to 8.26 in late trade, Live Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE) which lost 46.47% to settle at 33.50 and China XD Plastics Company Limited (NASDAQ:CXDC) which was down 39.90% to 0.5589 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2224 to 945 and 107 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2312 fell and 1194 advanced, while 147 ended unchanged.
Shares in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) rose to all time highs; rising 8.66% or 10.66 to 133.81. Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to all time highs; rising 5.50% or 6.19 to 118.75. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; up 0.42% or 0.72 to 171.95. Shares in BeyondSpring Inc (NASDAQ:BYSI) rose to 3-years highs; up 175.91% or 16.94 to 26.57. Shares in Zymergen Inc (NASDAQ:ZY) fell to all time lows; losing 76.28% or 26.57 to 8.26. Shares in Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) rose to all time highs; up 50.36% or 23.57 to 70.37.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.39% to 17.97.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.75 to $1814.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.60% or 2.54 to hit $68.02 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.01% or 2.18 to trade at $70.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1838, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 109.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 92.273.