U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.33%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.33%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.67%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.85%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 4.44% or 7.40 points to trade at 174.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 3.28% or 5.33 points to end at 168.05 and Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 0.96% or 1.23 points to 129.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 3.32% or 9.47 points to trade at 275.59 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.70% or 1.25 points to end at 45.13 and JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.93% or 2.29 points to 116.55.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which rose 13.09% to 272.38, Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) which was up 8.99% to settle at 211.14 and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which gained 5.37% to close at 124.02.

The worst performers were Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which was down 25.29% to 110.37 in late trade, M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB) which lost 13.89% to settle at 163.06 and Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) which was down 9.15% to 79.59 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) which rose 57.12% to 0.34, Scopus Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:SCPS) which was up 51.59% to settle at 0.37 and SenesTech Inc (NASDAQ:SNES) which gained 46.55% to close at 0.34.

The worst performers were Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OLPX) which was down 56.69% to 4.24 in late trade, Agrify Corp (NASDAQ:AGFY) which lost 42.44% to settle at 2.55 and Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) which was down 37.36% to 0.38 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2347 to 788 and 104 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2739 fell and 1079 advanced, while 173 ended unchanged.

Shares in Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 25.29% or 37.37 to 110.37. Shares in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.15% or 8.02 to 79.59. Shares in Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OLPX) fell to all time lows; losing 56.69% or 5.55 to 4.24. Shares in Agrify Corp (NASDAQ:AGFY) fell to all time lows; losing 42.44% or 1.88 to 2.55. Shares in Sientra Inc (NASDAQ:SIEN) fell to all time lows; losing 37.36% or 0.23 to 0.38.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.89% to 30.77.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.31% or 21.75 to $1,634.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 3.23% or 2.65 to hit $84.72 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.54% or 2.29 to trade at $92.32 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.79% to 0.98, while USD/JPY rose 0.43% to 149.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 112.81.