U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.70%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.70%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 3.20% or 0.73 points to trade at 23.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ) added 1.35% or 3.65 points to end at 274.09 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT ) was up 0.90% or 0.73 points to 81.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN ), which fell 5.46% or 18.06 points to trade at 312.86 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX ) declined 2.36% or 3.48 points to end at 143.97 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) was down 2.30% or 3.59 points to 152.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE ) which rose 5.14% to 19.85, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG ) which was up 3.68% to settle at 262.81 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ) which gained 3.20% to close at 23.54.

The worst performers were Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN ) which was down 6.50% to 97.06 in late trade, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN ) which lost 5.46% to settle at 312.86 and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM ) which was down 4.87% to 45.73 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ ) which rose 55.58% to 0.65, Rezolve AI Ltd (NASDAQ:RZLV ) which was up 52.85% to settle at 7.52 and Alpha Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ATGL ) which gained 46.26% to close at 2.15.

The worst performers were Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR ) which was down 58.45% to 0.15 in late trade, Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT ) which lost 54.87% to settle at 0.69 and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX ) which was down 39.47% to 2.27 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1991 to 804 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2240 fell and 1052 advanced, while 124 ended unchanged.

Shares in Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.68% or 9.32 to 262.81. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT ) rose to all time highs; up 0.90% or 0.73 to 81.40. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.30% or 3.59 to 152.22. Shares in Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR ) fell to all time lows; falling 58.45% or 0.21 to 0.15. Shares in Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 54.87% or 0.84 to 0.69.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.13% to 15.41.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 5.85 to $2,682.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.46% or 1.76 to hit $69.80 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.93% or 1.44 to trade at $73.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.11, while USD/JPY rose 1.11% to 144.79.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 100.68.

Source: Investing.com