Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.29%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.09% or 6.20 points to trade at 207.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.03% or 1.77 points to end at 88.83 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.68% or 4.02 points to 243.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 0.89% or 2.15 points to trade at 238.34 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.01% or 1.41 points to end at 138.42 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 0.74% or 1.42 points to 191.08.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FANG) which rose 9.03% to 63.69, Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which was up 8.65% to settle at 2094.15 and Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which gained 8.52% to close at 2082.67.
The worst performers were ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which was down 6.50% to 325.23 in late trade, PerkinElmer Inc (NYSE:PKI) which lost 6.17% to settle at 141.80 and Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which was down 5.85% to 140.25 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cps Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) which rose 136.74% to 16.4300, Tyme Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TYME) which was up 94.51% to settle at 3.540 and Lizhi Inc (NASDAQ:LIZI) which gained 65.12% to close at 8.52.
The worst performers were Vaxart Inc (NASDAQ:VXRT) which was down 58.85% to 9.6000 in late trade, Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) which lost 27.39% to settle at 4.6400 and Cellectis SA (NASDAQ:CLLS) which was down 21.50% to 22.68 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1860 to 1231 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1890 rose and 1194 declined, while 69 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) rose to all time highs; rising 8.65% or 166.64 to 2094.15. Shares in Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rose to all time highs; rising 8.52% or 163.55 to 2082.67. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.68% or 4.02 to 243.53. Shares in Cps Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) rose to all time highs; gaining 136.74% or 9.4900 to 16.4300. Shares in Tyme Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TYME) rose to 52-week highs; rising 94.51% or 1.720 to 3.540.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.18% to 23.47.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.01% or 0.25 to $1833.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.66% or 0.91 to hit $55.67 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.06% or 0.61 to trade at $58.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.2027, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 105.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 91.153.