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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.32%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.00%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 4.07% or 23.50 points to trade at 600.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 2.83% or 7.92 points to end at 287.87 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 2.07% or 4.35 points to 214.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.67% or 6.80 points to trade at 400.00 at the close. Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) declined 1.45% or 4.53 points to end at 307.32 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 0.93% or 2.25 points to 240.84.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) which rose 8.78% to 165.48, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which was up 5.83% to settle at 293.97 and CoStar Group Inc (NASDAQ:CSGP) which gained 5.80% to close at 76.27.
The worst performers were Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) which was down 21.97% to 121.72 in late trade, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which lost 8.74% to settle at 25.80 and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) which was down 6.34% to 154.27 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Jeffs Brands Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:JFBR) which rose 1,360.00% to 2.92, Forte Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:FBRX) which was up 128.69% to settle at 13.55 and QuantumSi Inc (NASDAQ:QSI) which gained 119.59% to close at 1.39.
The worst performers were Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RMSG) which was down 89.84% to 3.76 in late trade, SKK Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:SKK) which lost 47.16% to settle at 4.56 and QMMM Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:QMMM) which was down 43.94% to 0.71 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1459 to 1322 and 110 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1681 fell and 1595 advanced, while 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.78% or 13.35 to 165.48. Shares in Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 21.97% or 34.28 to 121.72. Shares in Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RMSG) fell to all time lows; down 89.84% or 33.24 to 3.76. Shares in QMMM Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:QMMM) fell to all time lows; down 43.94% or 0.56 to 0.71.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.95% to 17.16.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.83% or 21.80 to $2,652.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.30% or 0.21 to hit $69.03 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.24 to trade at $73.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.51% to 155.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 106.63.
