Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.57% or 2.39 points to trade at 154.93 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.34% or 1.69 points to end at 127.90 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 1.04% or 0.68 points to 66.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which lost 1.15% or 2.18 points to trade at 187.55 in late trade. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.03% or 2.62 points to end at 252.55 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) shed 0.91% or 0.59 points to 64.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) which rose 3.64% to 64.30, TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) which was up 3.01% to settle at 7.88 and Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE:JEF) which gained 2.99% to close at 31.34.
The worst performers were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 6.08% to 143.59 in late trade, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:LW) which lost 3.66% to settle at 77.96 and PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) which was down 3.61% to 148.02 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bonso Electronics International Inc (NASDAQ:BNSO) which rose 45.06% to 9.945, Recon Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:RCON) which was up 19.11% to settle at 6.670 and Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SEEL) which gained 17.78% to close at 5.830.
The worst performers were FibroGen Inc (NASDAQ:FGEN) which was down 43.07% to 19.72 in late trade, Homology Medicines Inc (NASDAQ:FIXX) which lost 22.80% to settle at 7.18 and Kelly Services B Inc (NASDAQ:KELYB) which was down 15.67% to 32.89 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1845 to 1251 and 92 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2335 fell and 861 advanced, while 85 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.30% to 17.16 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.29% or 5.10 to $1737.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.56% or 0.33 to hit $59.66 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.57% or 0.36 to trade at $63.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1871, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 109.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 92.422.