Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.30% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which rose 0.97% or 1.51 points to trade at 157.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 0.93% or 2.64 points to end at 286.54 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.91% or 2.70 points to 298.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.82% or 0.89 points to trade at 107.13 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.62% or 0.56 points to end at 90.39 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.45% or 0.17 points to 37.31.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which rose 3.49% to 100.73, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was up 2.88% to settle at 873.98 and CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which gained 2.39% to close at 78.00.
The worst performers were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 2.01% to 149.32 in late trade, Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) which lost 1.56% to settle at 136.55 and Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) which was down 1.43% to 149.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Riskon International Inc (NASDAQ:ROI) which rose 205.40% to 0.43, Cingulate Inc (NASDAQ:CING) which was up 90.91% to settle at 3.99 and Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) which gained 82.56% to close at 83.45.
The worst performers were Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) which was down 32.16% to 1.16 in late trade, Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:BJDX) which lost 30.77% to settle at 1.80 and Brilliant Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:NUKK) which was down 28.77% to 2.60 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1699 to 1172 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1909 rose and 1512 declined, while 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; rising 0.91% or 2.70 to 298.33. Shares in Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) fell to 5-year lows; down 32.16% or 0.55 to 1.16. Shares in Bluejay Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:BJDX) fell to all time lows; falling 30.77% or 0.80 to 1.80. Shares in Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) rose to 5-year highs; rising 82.56% or 37.74 to 83.45. Shares in Brilliant Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:NUKK) fell to all time lows; losing 28.77% or 1.05 to 2.60.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.31% to 12.43.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.91% or 18.85 to $2,088.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.24% or 1.69 to hit $73.88 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.86% or 1.50 to trade at $79.35 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.39% to 141.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 100.62.