Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 1.82% or 2.59 points to trade at 144.61 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.52% or 2.99 points to end at 199.88 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.28% or 4.08 points to 323.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.86% or 4.39 points to trade at 231.75 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.01% or 1.05 points to end at 102.94 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 0.75% or 1.88 points to 248.37.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Affiliated Managers Group Inc (NYSE:AMG) which rose 5.26% to 175.58, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which was up 3.61% to settle at 86.08 and Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which gained 3.38% to close at 95.68.
The worst performers were Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was down 5.97% to 17.17 in late trade, Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) which lost 4.67% to settle at 137.43 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which was down 4.58% to 450.20 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Newegg Commerce Inc (NASDAQ:NEGG) which rose 149.12% to 67.76, Mannatech Incorporated (NASDAQ:MTEX) which was up 49.08% to settle at 43.53 and Data Storage Corp (NASDAQ:DTST) which gained 31.82% to close at 9.610.
The worst performers were Bridgeline Digital Inc (NASDAQ:BLIN) which was down 30.91% to 8.450 in late trade, BSQUARE Corporation (NASDAQ:BSQR) which lost 28.87% to settle at 5.015 and Professional Diversity Network Inc (NASDAQ:IPDN) which was down 21.46% to 1.6650 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1702 to 1461 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2444 fell and 1032 advanced, while 146 ended unchanged.
Shares in Affiliated Managers Group Inc (NYSE:AMG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.26% or 8.78 to 175.58. Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) rose to all time highs; up 3.61% or 3.00 to 86.08. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.82% or 2.59 to 144.61. Shares in Newegg Commerce Inc (NASDAQ:NEGG) rose to 5-year highs; up 149.12% or 40.56 to 67.76. Shares in Mannatech Incorporated (NASDAQ:MTEX) rose to 5-year highs; up 49.08% or 14.33 to 43.53.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.46% to 16.20.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.53% or 9.55 to $1803.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.89% or 1.39 to hit $71.98 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.72% or 1.28 to trade at $73.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1793, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 110.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 92.707.