Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 1.56% or 2.45 points to trade at 159.88 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) added 1.52% or 0.54 points to end at 35.99 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.19% or 3.00 points to 255.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which lost 1.68% or 2.66 points to trade at 156.07 in late trade. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 1.48% or 2.00 points to end at 133.22 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) shed 1.43% or 3.05 points to 210.51.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which rose 4.49% to 9.77, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was up 3.71% to settle at 4.190 and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) which gained 3.69% to close at 20.79.
The worst performers were Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ:BBBY) which was down 15.87% to 22.74 in late trade, General Mills Inc (NYSE:GIS) which lost 5.80% to settle at 52.17 and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which was down 5.38% to 70.32 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were PhaseRx Inc (NASDAQ:PZRX) which rose 66.45% to 1.29, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALNY) which was up 51.63% to settle at 113.78 and Skypeople Fruit Juice Inc (NASDAQ:FTFT) which gained 33.05% to close at 2.2578.
The worst performers were Ocean Rig UDW Inc (NASDAQ:ORIG) which was down 47.89% to 0.0840 in late trade, Maxwell Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MXWL) which lost 18.60% to settle at 5.12 and KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) which was down 17.28% to 2.2500 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1693 to 1378 and 156 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1450 rose and 1056 declined, while 136 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.32% to 9.74.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.46% or 6.09 to $1304.51 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.60% or 0.80 to hit $50.70 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.92% or 1.06 to trade at $56.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.79% to 1.1899, while USD/JPY rose 0.47% to 112.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 92.20.