U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.15%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.15%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which rose 1.06% or 0.29 points to trade at 27.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 0.79% or 0.69 points to end at 87.93 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.66% or 0.22 points to 33.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which fell 0.83% or 0.59 points to trade at 70.66 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) declined 0.79% or 0.53 points to end at 66.48 and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.69% or 0.53 points to 75.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) which rose 18.02% to 24.69, Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) which was up 5.41% to settle at 166.55 and Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) which gained 4.42% to close at 42.79.

The worst performers were American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which was down 10.01% to 43.06 in late trade, Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which lost 9.09% to settle at 37.19 and Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which was down 5.60% to 43.62 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Prima BioMed Ltd (NASDAQ:PBMD) which rose 269.38% to 5.910, Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) which was up 60.20% to settle at 26.240 and Cymabay Therapeu (NASDAQ:CBAY) which gained 31.66% to close at 4.45.

The worst performers were Lpath Inc (NASDAQ:LPTN) which was down 79.82% to 0.345 in late trade, Evine Live Inc (NASDAQ:EVLV) which lost 35.17% to settle at 3.650 and CNinsure Inc (NASDAQ:CISG) which was down 21.57% to 8.62 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1615 to 1524 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1429 fell and 1369 advanced, while 3 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) rose to 3-years highs; rising 18.02% or 3.77 to 24.69. Shares in Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) rose to all time highs; rising 5.41% or 8.55 to 166.55. Shares in Prima BioMed Ltd (NASDAQ:PBMD) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 269.38% or 4.310 to 5.910. Shares in Lpath Inc (NASDAQ:LPTN) fell to all time lows; losing 79.82% or 1.365 to 0.345. Shares in Evine Live Inc (NASDAQ:EVLV) fell to 52-week lows; falling 35.17% or 1.980 to 3.650.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.16% to 12.87.

Gold for June delivery was up 0.20% or 2.40 to $1209.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.28% or 0.74 to hit $58.73 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.23% or 0.79 to trade at $64.81 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.48% to 1.1097, while USD/JPY rose 0.50% to 121.30.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.30% at 95.65.