Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 2.85% or 5.16 points to trade at 186.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) added 1.84% or 5.95 points to end at 329.78 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 1.33% or 2.66 points to 202.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.40% or 5.61 points to trade at 227.89 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 2.07% or 3.93 points to end at 185.70 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.51% or 1.61 points to 104.67.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which rose 17.30% to 25.56, GE Vernova LLC (NYSE:GEV) which was up 7.31% to settle at 595.49 and Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which gained 5.36% to close at 357.53.
The worst performers were Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) which was down 12.45% to 65.26 in late trade, Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) which lost 4.50% to settle at 72.36 and Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) which was down 3.85% to 15.47 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were WeShop Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:WSHP) which rose 448.40% to 200.00, Safe & Green Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SGBX) which was up 77.42% to settle at 6.05 and Caring Brands Inc (NASDAQ:CABR) which gained 42.11% to close at 1.09.
The worst performers were Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) which was down 61.08% to 0.10 in late trade, Agios Pharm (NASDAQ:AGIO) which lost 50.89% to settle at 22.34 and Tempest Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPST) which was down 48.59% to 4.75 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1693 to 1072 and 73 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2121 fell and 1264 advanced, while 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.40% or 5.61 to 227.89. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; rising 1.33% or 2.66 to 202.66. Shares in WeShop Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:WSHP) rose to all time highs; gaining 448.40% or 163.53 to 200.00. Shares in Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) fell to all time lows; losing 61.08% or 0.16 to 0.10. Shares in Agios Pharm (NASDAQ:AGIO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 50.89% or 23.15 to 22.34. Shares in Tempest Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPST) fell to 52-week lows; down 48.59% or 4.49 to 4.75.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.05% to 23.69.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.43% or 17.51 to $4,084.01 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.13% or 1.29 to hit $59.38 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.94% or 1.26 to trade at $63.63 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.15, while USD/JPY rose 1.05% to 157.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 100.13.
