U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.19%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil&Gas, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.19%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.58%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 4.24% or 0.87 points to trade at 21.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.18% or 2.76 points to end at 236.92 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was up 1.12% or 1.14 points to 102.83 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 1.81% or 3.09 points to trade at 167.59 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.55% or 0.65 points to end at 41.27 and Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 1.22% or 1.94 points to 156.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which rose 7.18% to 43.27, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was up 5.91% to settle at 17.48 and Bath&Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) which gained 4.94% to close at 36.99.

The worst performers were Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 10.37% to 53.98 in late trade, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which lost 6.50% to settle at 145.29 and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ:ODFL) which was down 5.55% to 372.89 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were MicroAlgo Inc (NASDAQ:MLGO) which rose 295.87% to 9.58, Sera Prognostics Inc (NASDAQ:SERA) which was up 161.43% to settle at 5.49 and Altamira Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:CYTO) which gained 54.70% to close at 0.56.

The worst performers were Webuy Global Ltd (NASDAQ:WBUY) which was down 60.84% to 2.33 in late trade, Neurosense Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:NRSN) which lost 35.84% to settle at 0.72 and Starbox Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:STBX) which was down 34.45% to 0.14 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1468 to 1408 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1779 fell and 1702 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in Webuy Global Ltd (NASDAQ:WBUY) fell to all time lows; down 60.84% or 3.62 to 2.33. Shares in Sera Prognostics Inc (NASDAQ:SERA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 161.43% or 3.39 to 5.49. Shares in Starbox Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:STBX) fell to all time lows; down 34.45% or 0.07 to 0.14.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.93% to 12.97.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.37% or 7.55 to $2,043.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 4.31% or 3.12 to hit $69.20 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 3.90% or 3.01 to trade at $74.19 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.14% to 147.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.14.