Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.34% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 3.04% or 1.52 points to trade at 51.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 2.28% or 1.29 points to end at 57.89 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 1.47% or 4.85 points to 334.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 3.03% or 1.47 points to trade at 47.03 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.38% or 2.97 points to end at 212.15 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.98% or 1.43 points to 144.40.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 12.63% to 67.43, Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which was up 8.18% to settle at 28.05 and Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which gained 8.20% to close at 22.42.
The worst performers were Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) which was down 10.86% to 105.16 in late trade, FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) which lost 7.86% to settle at 107.21 and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) which was down 6.64% to 24.55 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) which rose 136.92% to 12.32, Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ANCN) which was up 75.00% to settle at 4.900 and Sundial Growers Inc (NASDAQ:SNDL) which gained 70.30% to close at 2.81.
The worst performers were Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) which was down 26.22% to 6.05 in late trade, Sino-Global Shipping America Ltd (NASDAQ:SINO) which lost 24.29% to settle at 6.8900 and Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) which was down 22.07% to 15.36 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1733 to 1294 and 67 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1640 fell and 1468 advanced, while 59 ended unchanged.
Shares in Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) rose to 5-year highs; rising 12.63% or 7.56 to 67.43. Shares in Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.20% or 1.70 to 22.42. Shares in Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) rose to 52-week highs; up 136.92% or 7.12 to 12.32. Shares in Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ANCN) rose to 52-week highs; up 75.00% or 2.100 to 4.900. Shares in Sundial Growers Inc (NASDAQ:SNDL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 70.30% or 1.16 to 2.81.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.02% to 21.85.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 4.90 to $1842.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.39% or 0.23 to hit $58.59 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.12 to trade at $61.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.2127, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 104.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 90.377.