U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.19%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 6.47% or 13.01 points to trade at 214.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 4.81% or 13.00 points to end at 283.22 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 2.70% or 4.60 points to 174.68 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 7.53% or 12.58 points to trade at 154.46 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) declined 3.12% or 1.59 points to end at 49.31 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.92% or 0.95 points to 48.46.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which rose 7.72% to 165.71, Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) which was up 6.47% to settle at 214.11 and CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) which gained 5.94% to close at 225.93.

The worst performers were F5 Networks Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) which was down 12.84% to 169.01 in late trade, Robert Half International Inc (NYSE:RHI) which lost 8.56% to settle at 100.00 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which was down 7.53% to 154.46 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Acutus Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AFIB) which rose 36.00% to 1.09, Locafy Ltd (NASDAQ:LCFY) which was up 34.19% to settle at 1.57 and Cosmos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:COSM) which gained 33.96% to close at 1.42.

The worst performers were JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:JCSE) which was down 68.41% to 5.12 in late trade, Molecular Partners AG ADR (NASDAQ:MOLN) which lost 37.37% to settle at 8.70 and Agile Thrpe (NASDAQ:AGRX) which was down 29.85% to 3.14 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1703 to 1445 and 151 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2304 fell and 1543 advanced, while 251 ended unchanged.

Shares in F5 Networks Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) fell to 52-week lows; down 12.84% or 24.90 to 169.01. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.53% or 12.58 to 154.46. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.53% or 12.58 to 154.46. Shares in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.12% or 1.59 to 49.31. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.92% or 0.95 to 48.46. Shares in JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:JCSE) fell to all time lows; falling 68.41% or 11.09 to 5.12. Shares in Molecular Partners AG ADR (NASDAQ:MOLN) fell to all time lows; falling 37.37% or 5.19 to 8.70. Shares in Agile Thrpe (NASDAQ:AGRX) fell to all time lows; down 29.85% or 1.34 to 3.14.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.73% to 31.60.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.95% or 18.15 to $1,885.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.36 to hit $102.06 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.29 to trade at $104.90 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.73% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.92% to 128.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 102.98.