Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.01%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.69% or 0.49 points to trade at 29.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) added 1.68% or 1.30 points to end at 78.79 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.54% or 1.75 points to 115.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which fell 1.45% or 0.99 points to trade at 67.24 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.22% or 1.40 points to end at 113.06 and Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) was down 1.12% or 1.62 points to 142.43.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Fidelity National Information Svcs (NYSE:FIS) which rose 8.73% to 70.75, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which was up 8.20% to settle at 61.64 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 6.76% to close at 20.53.
The worst performers were Macy`s Inc (NYSE:M) which was down 5.06% to 64.11 in late trade, Coach Inc (NYSE:COH) which lost 4.44% to settle at 31.19 and Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) which was down 4.27% to 34.49 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ceres Inc (NASDAQ:CERE) which rose 116.25% to 2.060, Eleven Biothera (NASDAQ:EBIO) which was up 74.79% to settle at 4.09 and Essex Rental Corporation (NASDAQ:ESSX) which gained 42.86% to close at 0.500.
The worst performers were Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FORD) which was down 32.35% to 1.150 in late trade, FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE) which lost 23.20% to settle at 0.530 and Cleveland BioLabs Inc (NASDAQ:CBLI) which was down 18.24% to 3.810 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1286 to 1182 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1415 fell and 1140 advanced, while 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fidelity National Information Svcs (NYSE:FIS) rose to all time highs; up 8.73% or 5.68 to 70.75. Shares in Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.27% or 1.54 to 34.49.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.73% to 13.61.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.39% or 15.40 to $1123.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.62% or 0.27 to hit $43.34 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $50.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.10% to 1.1164, while USD/JPY fell 0.75% to 124.19.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 96.31.