U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.22%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology , Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare , Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.82%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.76%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA ), which rose 3.14% or 4.24 points to trade at 139.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE ) added 2.75% or 2.11 points to end at 78.85 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ) was up 2.32% or 5.22 points to 230.26 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH ), which fell 5.60% or 31.66 points to trade at 533.53 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ ) declined 1.74% or 2.59 points to end at 146.64 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD ) was down 1.53% or 4.61 points to 296.10.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO ) which rose 6.63% to 183.20, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA ) which was up 5.93% to settle at 424.77 and EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT ) which gained 5.88% to close at 45.58.

The worst performers were CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS ) which was down 6.15% to 51.76 in late trade, Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER ) which lost 5.82% to settle at 61.18 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH ) which was down 5.60% to 533.53 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sealsq Corp (NASDAQ:LAES ) which rose 101.40% to 1.15, Amplitech Group Inc (NASDAQ:AMPG ) which was up 93.53% to settle at 1.92 and Candel Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CADL ) which gained 68.11% to close at 7.75.

The worst performers were Samfine Creation Holdings Group Ltd (NASDAQ:SFHG ) which was down 85.54% to 3.05 in late trade, Cellectar Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CLRB ) which lost 76.16% to settle at 0.31 and Q32 Bio Inc (NASDAQ:QTTB ) which was down 75.62% to 5.95 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1511 to 1277 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1670 fell and 1651 advanced, while 112 ended unchanged.

Shares in CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS ) fell to 5-year lows; down 6.15% or 3.39 to 51.76. Shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA ) rose to all time highs; rising 5.93% or 23.78 to 424.77. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.32% or 5.22 to 230.26. Shares in Samfine Creation Holdings Group Ltd (NASDAQ:SFHG ) fell to all time lows; losing 85.54% or 18.04 to 3.05. Shares in Cellectar Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CLRB ) fell to all time lows; down 76.16% or 0.97 to 0.31. Shares in Q32 Bio Inc (NASDAQ:QTTB ) fell to all time lows; falling 75.62% or 18.46 to 5.95.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.23% to 13.58.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.28% or 34.92 to $2,753.32 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.46% or 1.69 to hit $70.28 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.86% or 1.34 to trade at $73.53 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 152.54.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 106.35.

Source: Investing.com