Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.00%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.42%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 7.61% or 2.23 points to trade at 31.52 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 2.75% or 4.38 points to end at 163.59 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.40% or 3.98 points to 169.86 in late trade.
Biggest losers included UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which lost 1.27% or 5.99 points to trade at 466.59 in late trade. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 0.58% or 0.61 points to end at 104.92 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) gained 0.20% or 0.26 points to 129.14.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were SVB Financial Group (OTC:SIVBQ) which rose 142.50% to 0.97, Signature Bank (OTC:SBNY) which was up 84.62% to settle at 0.24 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which gained 7.61% to close at 31.52.
The worst performers were PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) which was down 3.60% to 85.18 in late trade, Bath & Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) which lost 2.08% to settle at 37.25 and Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) which was down 1.44% to 162.66 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Troika Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:TRKA) which rose 49.50% to 0.30, G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GMVD) which was up 40.84% to settle at 2.69 and LogicMark Inc (NASDAQ:LGMK) which gained 39.19% to close at 0.19.
The worst performers were ProQR Therapeutics NV (NASDAQ:PRQR) which was down 29.61% to 2.52 in late trade, Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PIRS) which lost 28.38% to settle at 1.06 and Shift Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFT) which was down 27.38% to 1.22 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2374 to 643 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2404 rose and 1193 declined, while 169 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.26% to 19.12.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.43% or 8.50 to $1,981.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.49% or 0.36 to hit $72.84 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.72 to trade at $77.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 1.53% to 132.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 102.32.