U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.04%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil&Gas, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.04% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 2.43% or 5.46 points to trade at 230.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.61% or 0.71 points to end at 44.94 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.58% or 5.28 points to 340.18 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 1.59% or 2.53 points to trade at 156.11 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.09% or 1.59 points to end at 143.92 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.01% or 3.85 points to 378.85.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) which rose 14.63% to 89.54, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which was up 9.35% to settle at 31.59 and Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW) which gained 6.83% to close at 59.62.

The worst performers were Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) which was down 8.12% to 262.86 in late trade, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which lost 5.52% to settle at 482.26 and Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which was down 4.89% to 45.33 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vivos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VVOS) which rose 831.82% to 41.00, Altamira Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:CYTO) which was up 180.22% to settle at 0.64 and Yoshiharu Global Co (NASDAQ:YOSH) which gained 92.69% to close at 9.23.

The worst performers were Biovie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) which was down 60.72% to 1.96 in late trade, Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ:TGL) which lost 49.37% to settle at 0.10 and Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SEEL) which was down 47.48% to 1.25 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1884 to 1027 and 65 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2006 rose and 1469 declined, while 93 ended unchanged.

Shares in NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.63% or 11.43 to 89.54. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.61% or 0.71 to 44.94. Shares in Biovie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) fell to 52-week lows; down 60.72% or 3.03 to 1.96. Shares in Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ:TGL) fell to all time lows; falling 49.37% or 0.10 to 0.10. Shares in Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SEEL) fell to all time lows; down 47.48% or 1.13 to 1.25.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.29% to 12.98.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.26% or 5.35 to $2,045.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.71% or 1.31 to hit $77.72 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.46% or 1.19 to trade at $82.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.19% to 147.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 102.74.