Investing.com – United States equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Dow Jones Telecommunications, Dow Jones Consumer Services and Dow Jones Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Dow Jones Technology, Dow Jones Health Care and Dow Jones Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.11%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), which rose 2.48% or 5.19 points to trade at 214.10 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.19% or 3.40 points to end at 158.69 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.83% or 0.74 points to 41.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 3.58% or 5.20 points to trade at 139.97 in late trade. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.51% or 5.94 points to end at 387.07 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) down 1.43% or 8.80 points to 605.87.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which rose 5.42% to 9.72, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 5.24% to settle at 108.19 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) which gained 4.98% to close at 344.00.
The worst performers were Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) which was down 6.62% to 601.47 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which lost 6.31% to settle at 20.33 and Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which was down 5.15% to 29.63 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Microvast Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MVST) which rose 340.01% to 0.80, Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:QUBT) which was up 92.75% to settle at 2.66 and Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) which gained 73.66% to close at 3.56.
The worst performers were Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SYRS) which was down 86.85% to 0.36 in late trade, GlucoTrack Inc (NASDAQ:GCTK) which lost 76.92% to settle at 0.36 and Wag! Group Co (NASDAQ:PET) which was down 67.98% to 0.21 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1664 to 1139 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2228 fell and 1058 advanced, while 115 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.31% or 1.37 to 20.33. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to all time highs; rising 2.48% or 5.19 to 214.10. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.58% or 5.20 to 139.97. Shares in Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SYRS) fell to all time lows; falling 86.85% or 2.37 to 0.36. Shares in Quantum Computing Inc (NASDAQ:QUBT) rose to 52-week highs; up 92.75% or 1.28 to 2.66. Shares in GlucoTrack Inc (NASDAQ:GCTK) fell to all time lows; falling 76.92% or 1.20 to 0.36. Shares in Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 73.66% or 1.51 to 3.56. Shares in Wag! Group Co (NASDAQ:PET) fell to all time lows; falling 67.98% or 0.45 to 0.21.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.69% to 14.02 a new 3-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.97% or 25.40 to $2,580.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $67.99 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $71.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.55% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.59% to 155.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 106.40.