Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.21%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 4.17% or 5.42 points to trade at 135.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 1.40% or 1.56 points to end at 112.94 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.32% or 7.94 points to 611.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 4.10% or 3.14 points to trade at 73.49 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) declined 3.02% or 8.17 points to end at 262.28 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 1.90% or 2.86 points to 147.88.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which rose 15.66% to 44.98, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 5.81% to settle at 48.28 and International Paper (NYSE:IP) which gained 4.85% to close at 50.33.
The worst performers were Bio-Techne Corp (NASDAQ:TECH) which was down 7.27% to 47.86 in late trade, IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE:IQV) which lost 5.88% to settle at 141.82 and Revvity Inc (NYSE:RVTY) which was down 5.88% to 91.02 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IXHL) which rose 702.81% to 0.69, Klotho Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:KLTO) which was up 122.46% to settle at 0.29 and Primega Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:PGHL) which gained 95.64% to close at 0.99.
The worst performers were High Trend International Group (NASDAQ:HTCO) which was down 72.69% to 0.39 in late trade, Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:AXDX) which lost 61.36% to settle at 0.03 and Basel Medical Group (NASDAQ:BMGL) which was down 57.45% to 1.90 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1861 to 915 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2138 fell and 1194 advanced, while 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.10% or 3.14 to 73.49. Shares in Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:AXDX) fell to all time lows; down 61.36% or 0.05 to 0.03. Shares in Basel Medical Group (NASDAQ:BMGL) fell to all time lows; losing 57.45% or 2.57 to 1.90.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.25% to 18.63.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.92% or 62.40 to $3,185.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.18% or 0.75 to hit $62.92 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.20% or 0.80 to trade at $65.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.47% to 146.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.92.