U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.03%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.03% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.71%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.60%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON ), which rose 3.24% or 6.70 points to trade at 213.70 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM ) added 2.48% or 5.68 points to end at 234.30 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT ) was up 2.12% or 8.23 points to 396.19 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ), which fell 3.41% or 5.28 points to trade at 149.37 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ) declined 1.25% or 3.65 points to end at 287.92 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ ) was up 0.23% or 0.10 points to 44.11.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH ) which rose 10.91% to 23.07, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL ) which was up 7.02% to settle at 20.20 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL ) which gained 5.26% to close at 193.03.

The worst performers were Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG ) which was down 6.12% to 262.28 in late trade, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG ) which lost 5.34% to settle at 88.56 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) which was down 3.41% to 149.37 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Dogwood Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:DWTX ) which rose 1,725.81% to 2.83, Momentus Inc (NASDAQ:MNTS ) which was up 155.42% to settle at 1.06 and Banzai International Inc (NASDAQ:BNZI ) which gained 81.88% to close at 5.02.

The worst performers were BAIYU Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BYU ) which was down 51.49% to 0.49 in late trade, Sacks Parente Golf Inc (NASDAQ:SPGC ) which lost 49.73% to settle at 1.83 and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:NISN ) which was down 25.81% to 14.23 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1581 to 1205 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1629 fell and 1628 advanced, while 140 ended unchanged.

Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.91% or 2.27 to 23.07. Shares in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.02% or 1.33 to 20.20. Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL ) rose to all time highs; up 5.26% or 9.64 to 193.03. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.41% or 5.28 to 149.37. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.41% or 5.28 to 149.37. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.48% or 5.68 to 234.30. Shares in Dogwood Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:DWTX ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1,725.81% or 2.67 to 2.83. Shares in BAIYU Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BYU ) fell to all time lows; losing 51.49% or 0.52 to 0.49. Shares in Sacks Parente Golf Inc (NASDAQ:SPGC ) fell to all time lows; falling 49.73% or 1.81 to 1.83.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.61% to 20.86.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.36% or 9.40 to $2,626.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.30 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.51 to trade at $76.67 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.78% to 149.34.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 102.70.

Source: Investing.com