Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the fell 0.96%, while the index declined 0.92%, and the index fell 1.59%.
The best performers of the session on the were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:), which rose 3.30% or 1.37 points to trade at 42.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:) added 1.52% or 1.25 points to end at 83.27 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) was up 1.47% or 2.41 points to 165.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:), which fell 5.12% or 16.12 points to trade at 298.57 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:) declined 2.90% or 3.83 points to end at 127.91 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 2.61% or 4.95 points to 184.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:) which rose 7.02% to 102.51, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:) which was up 6.00% to settle at 470.09 and Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:) which gained 5.53% to close at 228.65.
The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 14.92% to 78.47 in late trade, Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:) which lost 8.10% to settle at 103.52 and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 5.45% to 188.67 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were LA Rosa Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:) which rose 130.61% to 1.13, Kwesst Micro Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 113.14% to settle at 2.53 and Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 54.04% to close at 2.48.
The worst performers were Premium Catering Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 66.01% to 1.39 in late trade, Silexion Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:) which lost 32.00% to settle at 0.31 and Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 30.54% to 0.25 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2038 to 776 and 77 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2296 fell and 1012 advanced, while 137 ended unchanged.
Shares in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.02% or 6.72 to 102.51. Shares in Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.00% or 26.60 to 470.09. Shares in Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.53% or 11.99 to 228.65. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.52% or 1.25 to 83.27. Shares in Premium Catering Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 66.01% or 2.70 to 1.39.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.71% to 19.24.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.10% or 30.30 to $2,729.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.99% or 0.71 to hit $71.03 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.05% or 0.80 to trade at $75.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 1.09% to 152.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 104.24.
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