Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.67%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.45%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.30% or 1.35 points to trade at 105.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 0.72% or 2.06 points to end at 287.18 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 0.66% or 0.95 points to 145.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 2.56% or 13.18 points to trade at 501.24 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 2.17% or 3.20 points to end at 143.95 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 1.92% or 0.73 points to 37.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 7.85% to 36.73, The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which was up 3.21% to settle at 46.31 and Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) which gained 3.04% to close at 27.14.
The worst performers were Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) which was down 6.44% to 46.77 in late trade, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ:ODFL) which lost 5.13% to settle at 249.32 and Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which was down 4.47% to 29.70 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Qurate Retail Inc Series B (NASDAQ:QRTEB) which rose 71.24% to 5.20, XORTX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:XRTX) which was up 48.36% to settle at 1.81 and Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LTRPB) which gained 46.81% to close at 13.80.
The worst performers were Humanigen Inc (NASDAQ:HGEN) which was down 79.56% to 0.61 in late trade, Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATRA) which lost 55.08% to settle at 3.89 and Applied Genetic (NASDAQ:AGTC) which was down 53.99% to 0.39 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1739 to 1356 and 134 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1906 fell and 1845 advanced, while 217 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.44% or 3.22 to 46.77. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.92% or 0.73 to 37.24. Shares in Humanigen Inc (NASDAQ:HGEN) fell to all time lows; falling 79.56% or 2.38 to 0.61. Shares in Atara Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ATRA) fell to all time lows; losing 55.08% or 4.77 to 3.89. Shares in Applied Genetic (NASDAQ:AGTC) fell to all time lows; falling 53.99% or 0.46 to 0.39.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.72% to 26.82.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.49% or 8.40 to $1,733.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.29% or 0.28 to hit $96.12 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $99.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.01, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 137.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 107.85.