U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.50%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas , Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.50%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE: BA ), which rose 3.22% or 5.81 points to trade at 186.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) added 1.83% or 4.25 points to end at 236.87 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO ) was up 1.64% or 1.11 points to 68.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT ), which fell 2.81% or 10.19 points to trade at 352.04 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD ) declined 2.21% or 9.22 points to end at 407.14 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) was down 1.65% or 3.83 points to 228.93.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS ) which rose 14.95% to 63.22, Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE: GNRC ) which was up 7.56% to settle at 152.45 and Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: GILD ) which gained 7.46% to close at 103.31.
The worst performers were Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB ) which was down 9.06% to 189.27 in late trade, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET ) which lost 6.16% to settle at 109.64 and Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT ) which was down 5.77% to 381.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Tivic Health Systems Inc (NASDAQ: TIVC ) which rose 197.57% to 0.70, Mynaric AG ADR (NASDAQ: MYNA ) which was up 134.32% to settle at 0.62 and Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ: KDLY ) which gained 129.37% to close at 3.28.
The worst performers were Ming Shing Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: MSW ) which was down 46.37% to 3.03 in late trade, Atomera Inc (NASDAQ: ATOM ) which lost 38.50% to settle at 5.32 and Oatly Group AB ADR (NASDAQ: OTLY ) which was down 34.15% to 0.38 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1908 to 878 and 77 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1876 fell and 1399 advanced, while 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: GILD ) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.46% or 7.17 to 103.31. Shares in Ming Shing Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: MSW ) fell to all time lows; losing 46.37% or 2.62 to 3.03. Shares in Kindly MD Inc (NASDAQ: KDLY ) rose to all time highs; up 129.37% or 1.85 to 3.28. Shares in Oatly Group AB ADR (NASDAQ: OTLY ) fell to all time lows; losing 34.15% or 0.20 to 0.38.
The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.81% to 15.89.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.20% or 5.83 to $2,926.77 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.84% or 2.08 to hit $71.24 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 2.58% or 1.99 to trade at $75.01 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 1.30% to 154.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 107.90.