Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.92%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.47%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (O:INTC), which rose 2.37% or 0.76 points to trade at 32.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (N:CVX) added 1.56% or 1.38 points to end at 89.76 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (N:XOM) was up 1.26% or 1.00 points to 80.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT), which fell 10.04% or 6.70 points to trade at 60.03 at the close. Boeing Company (N:BA) declined 4.33% or 6.07 points to end at 134.22 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (N:JPM) was down 2.53% or 1.56 points to 59.99.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were TripAdvisor Inc (O:TRIP) which rose 25.54% to 83.72, SanDisk Corporation (O:SNDK) which was up 11.22% to settle at 68.70 and Analog Devices Inc (O:ADI) which gained 8.81% to close at 60.99.
The worst performers were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) which was down 10.04% to 60.03 in late trade, Best Buy Co Inc (N:BBY) which lost 5.97% to settle at 34.83 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (N:RCL) which was down 5.11% to 87.10 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Casi Pharma (O:CASI) which rose 40.20% to 1.43, Liberty Tri (O:LTRPA) which was up 27.78% to settle at 30.91 and TripAdvisor Inc (O:TRIP) which gained 25.54% to close at 83.72.
The worst performers were Premier Exhibitions Inc (O:PRXI) which was down 35.44% to 1.330 in late trade, BofI Holding Inc (O:BOFI) which lost 30.19% to settle at 99.13 and Amyris Inc (O:AMRS) which was down 23.74% to 1.960 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1565 to 962; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1653 fell and 885 advanced, while 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) fell to 3-years lows; falling 10.04% or 6.70 to 60.03. Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) fell to 3-years lows; down 10.04% or 6.70 to 60.03. Shares in Premier Exhibitions Inc (O:PRXI) fell to 5-year lows; down 35.44% or 0.730 to 1.330.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.75% to 17.98.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.90% or 22.20 to $1187.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $46.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $49.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.83% to 1.1475, while USD/JPY fell 0.76% to 118.83.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.86% at 93.98.