U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.10%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the lost 0.10%, while the index lost 0.04%, and the index added 0.05%.

The best performers of the session on the were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which rose 1.13% or 3.68 points to trade at 330.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:) added 0.92% or 0.92 points to end at 100.57 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) was up 0.84% or 2.43 points to 292.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:), which fell 1.17% or 1.42 points to trade at 119.86 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:) declined 1.04% or 1.30 points to end at 124.01 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) was down 1.02% or 0.63 points to 60.86.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:) which rose 5.07% to 40.19, Corteva Inc (NYSE:) which was up 3.92% to settle at 27.8200 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:) which gained 3.90% to close at 138.71.

The worst performers were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:) which was down 10.03% to 146.86 in late trade, Unum Group (NYSE:) which lost 2.92% to settle at 29.62 and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 2.30% to 250.07 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 44.09% to 23.76, TSR Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 40.96% to settle at 3.729 and Reed’s Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 30.35% to close at 1.030.

The worst performers were Trans World Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 29.58% to 2.200 in late trade, PLx Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 28.51% to settle at 3.36 and Akorn Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 27.72% to 2.19 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1702 to 1123 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1335 fell and 1319 advanced, while 92 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nike Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 0.92% or 0.92 to 100.57. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 0.84% or 2.43 to 292.90. Shares in Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 44.09% or 7.27 to 23.76. Shares in Trans World Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 29.58% or 0.924 to 2.200. Shares in Akorn Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 27.72% or 0.84 to 2.19.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.36% to 12.58.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.08% or 1.15 to $1479.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $60.80 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $66.12 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1114, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 109.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 96.975.

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