Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 3.13% or 1.35 points to trade at 44.51 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) added 2.17% or 4.17 points to end at 196.12 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 1.70% or 5.09 points to 303.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 2.48% or 2.80 points to trade at 110.07 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 1.04% or 0.42 points to end at 39.93 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.84% or 1.25 points to 148.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) which rose 9.80% to 133.72, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 9.31% to settle at 119.59 and Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) which gained 5.21% to close at 117.79.
The worst performers were Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 7.32% to 56.33 in late trade, Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) which lost 4.56% to settle at 81.28 and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which was down 4.55% to 94.14 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aptorum Group Ltd Class A (NASDAQ:APM) which rose 554.44% to 9.49, Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SWIN) which was up 135.00% to settle at 47.00 and Trxade Group Inc (NASDAQ:MEDS) which gained 107.21% to close at 17.26.
The worst performers were bioAffinity Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BIAF) which was down 50.00% to 1.50 in late trade, Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:NEPT) which lost 46.40% to settle at 0.20 and Phunware Inc (NASDAQ:PHUN) which was down 30.23% to 10.27 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1997 to 851 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1938 rose and 1459 declined, while 130 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.17% or 4.17 to 196.12. Shares in Aptorum Group Ltd Class A (NASDAQ:APM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 554.44% or 8.04 to 9.49. Shares in Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SWIN) rose to all time highs; rising 135.00% or 27.00 to 47.00. Shares in Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:NEPT) fell to all time lows; losing 46.40% or 0.17 to 0.20. Shares in Trxade Group Inc (NASDAQ:MEDS) rose to 52-week highs; up 107.21% or 8.93 to 17.26.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.28% to 14.50.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.56% or 11.90 to $2,153.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.25% or 0.98 to hit $79.13 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.07% or 0.88 to trade at $82.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.40% to 149.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 103.33.