Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.16%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.35% or 1.42 points to trade at 106.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.08% or 1.07 points to end at 100.36 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.03% or 0.65 points to 63.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 2.15% or 2.41 points to trade at 109.66 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.25% or 2.31 points to end at 183.18 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 0.99% or 0.36 points to 36.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which rose 17.83% to 121.29, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which was up 12.65% to settle at 108.16 and Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which gained 11.86% to close at 19.95.
The worst performers were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which was down 9.79% to 1.29 in late trade, Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) which lost 4.54% to settle at 1824.41 and Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) which was down 3.69% to 229.72 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ITUS Corp (NASDAQ:ITUS) which rose 47.83% to 1.700, MannKind Corp (NASDAQ:MNKD) which was up 42.86% to settle at 1.600 and Neuralstem Inc (NASDAQ:CUR) which gained 36.18% to close at 3.9900.
The worst performers were Rocket Fuel Inc (NASDAQ:FUEL) which was down 35.28% to 3.210 in late trade, Concordia International Corp (NASDAQ:CXRX) which lost 30.29% to settle at 1.45 and Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ:PME) which was down 28.22% to 2.950 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2045 to 1146 and 49 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1336 rose and 1166 declined, while 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; rising 17.83% or 18.35 to 121.29. Shares in Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.79% or 0.14 to 1.29. Shares in Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) rose to all time highs; gaining 12.65% or 12.15 to 108.16.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.71% to 10.13.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.31% or 3.76 to $1219.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.16% or 1.45 to hit $47.33 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.00% or 1.46 to trade at $50.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.0866, while USD/JPY rose 0.21% to 114.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 99.51.