Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.07%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.67%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 2.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 6.02% or 9.79 points to trade at 172.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) added 4.28% or 7.42 points to end at 180.60 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was up 3.86% or 3.82 points to 102.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which fell 1.50% or 2.37 points to trade at 155.38 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declined 1.28% or 2.15 points to end at 165.73 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.18% or 0.51 points to 42.68.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) which rose 8.21% to 71.15, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was up 7.55% to settle at 32.89 and Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which gained 7.23% to close at 100.79.
The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 15.61% to 45.09 in late trade, Otis Worldwide Corp (NYSE:OTIS) which lost 6.76% to settle at 92.26 and Baker Hughes Co (NASDAQ:BKR) which was down 6.47% to 35.88 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) which rose 161.27% to 0.27, Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC) which was up 96.25% to settle at 3.67 and AGM Group Holdings Inc Class A (NASDAQ:AGMH) which gained 93.33% to close at 0.06.
The worst performers were Ocean Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:OCEA) which was down 46.75% to 0.02 in late trade, Charles & Colvard Ltd (NASDAQ:CTHR) which lost 35.24% to settle at 0.53 and eLong Power Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:ELPW) which was down 30.76% to 2.69 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2033 to 769 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2418 rose and 890 declined, while 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) fell to 3-years lows; losing 15.61% or 8.34 to 45.09. Shares in Ocean Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:OCEA) fell to all time lows; losing 46.75% or 0.02 to 0.02. Shares in Charles & Colvard Ltd (NASDAQ:CTHR) fell to all time lows; down 35.24% or 0.29 to 0.53.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.03% to 28.42.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 3.52% or 120.41 to $3,298.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.03% or 1.29 to hit $62.38 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.82% or 1.23 to trade at $66.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.95% to 1.13, while USD/JPY rose 1.41% to 143.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.06% at 99.73.