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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.25%

Stock Markets Dec 29, 2021 05:25PM ET

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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.25%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.25% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 1.59% or 0.82 points to trade at 52.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.42% or 2.36 points to end at 168.78 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.14% or 4.62 points to 410.84 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.20% or 2.47 points to trade at 203.66 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 0.68% or 0.36 points to end at 52.36 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.51% or 0.61 points to 117.95.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which rose 9.46% to 258.31, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was up 5.24% to settle at 66.13 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which gained 3.48% to close at 96.17.

The worst performers were Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 3.19% to 148.26 in late trade, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which lost 2.59% to settle at 18.06 and Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) which was down 2.21% to 130.00 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Utime Ltd (NASDAQ:UTME) which rose 47.39% to 3.39, Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CPOP) which was up 41.13% to settle at 3.26 and Codex DNA Inc (NASDAQ:DNAY) which gained 39.05% to close at 9.33.

The worst performers were Chembio Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:CEMI) which was down 30.13% to 1.090 in late trade, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ:PME) which lost 26.66% to settle at 0.4550 and Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) which was down 25.98% to 2.65 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1771 to 1480 and 149 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2292 fell and 1540 advanced, while 184 ended unchanged.

Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.48% or 3.23 to 96.17. Shares in Chembio Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:CEMI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 30.13% or 0.470 to 1.090. Shares in Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ:PME) fell to all time lows; down 26.66% or 0.1654 to 0.4550. Shares in Applied UV Inc (NASDAQ:AUVI) fell to all time lows; losing 25.98% or 0.93 to 2.65.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.36% to 16.95 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.31% or 5.55 to $1805.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.80% or 0.61 to hit $76.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $79.21 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1348, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 114.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 95.885.

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