Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 4.00% or 11.32 points to trade at 294.02 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 1.59% or 3.00 points to end at 191.52 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 1.46% or 3.28 points to 227.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 2.59% or 9.10 points to trade at 342.22 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 1.93% or 4.27 points to end at 216.64 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 1.35% or 0.85 points to 62.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which rose 19.14% to 442.93, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was up 10.99% to settle at 48.76 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which gained 10.70% to close at 279.69.
The worst performers were Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) which was down 12.19% to 145.99 in late trade, Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:AXON) which lost 9.89% to settle at 549.86 and Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) which was down 7.94% to 55.28 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TIRX) which rose 311.21% to 1.32, ENvue Medical Inc (NASDAQ:FEED) which was up 119.87% to settle at 2.31 and Linkers Industries Ltd (NASDAQ:LNKS) which gained 60.35% to close at 0.77.
The worst performers were CalciMedica Inc (NASDAQ:CALC) which was down 75.35% to 1.25 in late trade, Masonglory Ltd (NASDAQ:MSGY) which lost 67.25% to settle at 2.05 and FAT Brands Inc (NASDAQ:FATBB) which was down 38.61% to 0.62 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1634 to 1103 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2287 fell and 1082 advanced, while 175 ended unchanged.
Shares in Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) rose to all time highs; rising 19.14% or 71.17 to 442.93. Shares in Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.70% or 27.03 to 279.69. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; rising 1.46% or 3.28 to 227.72. Shares in CalciMedica Inc (NASDAQ:CALC) fell to all time lows; falling 75.35% or 3.82 to 1.25. Shares in FAT Brands Inc (NASDAQ:FATBB) fell to all time lows; losing 38.61% or 0.39 to 0.62.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.18% to 16.38.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 5.80% or 297.20 to $5,417.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.84% or 1.15 to hit $63.54 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.58% or 1.05 to trade at $67.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.81% to 1.19, while USD/JPY rose 0.79% to 153.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 96.19.
