Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.58%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 3.17% or 15.41 points to trade at 502.12 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 2.18% or 4.04 points to end at 189.08 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.94% or 1.34 points to 70.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 1.66% or 13.14 points to trade at 776.51 at the close. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) declined 1.50% or 4.41 points to end at 289.46 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 1.34% or 1.17 points to 86.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which rose 11.34% to 235.49, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) which was up 9.04% to settle at 164.51 and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) which gained 8.31% to close at 157.36.
The worst performers were Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FICO) which was down 9.82% to 1,695.01 in late trade, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which lost 5.16% to settle at 23.38 and Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was down 3.82% to 17.89 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Xenetic Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:XBIO) which rose 146.08% to 10.36, AlphaTON Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ATON) which was up 98.91% to settle at 10.94 and Nexalin Technology Inc (NASDAQ:NXL) which gained 98.25% to close at 1.86.
The worst performers were Cenntro Electric Group Ltd (NASDAQ:CENN) which was down 56.80% to 0.27 in late trade, Zeta Network Group (NASDAQ:ZNB) which lost 44.12% to settle at 1.90 and Envoy Medical Inc (NASDAQ:COCH) which was down 41.50% to 0.93 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1674 to 1078 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2078 rose and 1272 declined, while 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) rose to all time highs; rising 11.34% or 23.98 to 235.49. Shares in Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.04% or 13.64 to 164.51. Shares in Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) rose to all time highs; rising 8.31% or 12.07 to 157.36. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; up 3.17% or 15.41 to 502.12. Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; rising 2.18% or 4.04 to 189.08. Shares in Xenetic Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:XBIO) rose to 3-years highs; up 146.08% or 6.15 to 10.36. Shares in Cenntro Electric Group Ltd (NASDAQ:CENN) fell to all time lows; losing 56.80% or 0.35 to 0.27.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.45% to 16.30.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.48% or 59.17 to $4,063.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.05% or 0.65 to hit $62.38 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.66 to trade at $66.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.49% to 152.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 98.59.
