Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.38%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.24%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.42% or 0.98 points to trade at 70.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) added 1.01% or 1.47 points to end at 146.47 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 0.97% or 1.10 points to 114.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 4.29% or 5.61 points to trade at 125.14 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 3.74% or 1.77 points to end at 45.51 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 2.99% or 2.46 points to 79.76.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) which rose 8.87% to 549.88, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which was up 7.84% to settle at 725.82 and Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) which gained 7.31% to close at 178.36.
The worst performers were FMC Technologies Inc (NYSE:FTI) which was down 9.93% to 32.76 in late trade, Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) which lost 6.31% to settle at 40.40 and Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) which was down 5.54% to 58.64 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Solar3D, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLTD) which rose 22.80% to 3.7700, MoSys Inc (NASDAQ:MOSY) which was up 17.61% to settle at 1.870 and Liquid Hlgs (NASDAQ:LIQD) which gained 16.42% to close at 0.140.
The worst performers were XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) which was down 77.02% to 1.010 in late trade, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which lost 40.65% to settle at 4.760 and Angies List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI) which was down 24.63% to 4.58 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1628 to 1458 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1388 rose and 1385 declined, while 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in FMC Technologies Inc (NYSE:FTI) fell to 3-years lows; losing 9.93% or 3.61 to 32.76. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; up 1.42% or 0.98 to 70.08. Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) rose to all time highs; rising 0.97% or 1.10 to 114.09. Shares in XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) fell to all time lows; falling 77.02% or 3.385 to 1.010. Shares in Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) fell to 52-week lows; down 40.65% or 3.260 to 4.760. Shares in Angies List Inc (NASDAQ:ANGI) fell to all time lows; falling 24.63% or 1.50 to 4.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.82% to 12.12.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1092.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.87% or 1.06 to trade at $55.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.0919, while USD/JPY rose 0.08% to 123.98.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 97.62.