Investing.com – U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, , , and . On the other hand, losses were recorded in the , and , sectors, which led the indexes down.
At the close of trade in New York, it registered a decline of 0.12%, while it rose by around 0.10% and rose by around 0.08%.
The best performers of the session were Amgen (NASDAQ: ), which rose 0.79% or 2.15 points to trade at 273.26. On the other hand, Microsoft Group (NASDAQ: ) was up 0.74% or 2.67 points to end at 363.20 while Apple (NASDAQ: ) was up 0.59% or 1.07 points to 182.89. session.
On weak performance at the close of today’s trade, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: ) stock declined 3.00% or 0.65 points to trade at the 21.00 level at the close. Shares of Intel Group (NASDAQ: ) declined 2.19% or 0.85 points to 37.92. Chevron Corp (NYSE: ) declined 1.39% or 2.01 points to 142.40.
On the other hand, the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 index were recorded. Extra space saving (NYSE: ), which rose 10.57% to 118.53, Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: ), which gained 6.11% to end at 229.58, and DaVita Healthcare Partners (NYSE: ), which rose 5.89%. The trade ended at 84.81.
Among the weak performers today were Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: ), which fell 19.04% to end the session at 9.40, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ: ), which lost 7.94% to 11.82 and Biogen Inc ( NASDAQ: ), which traded lower on the stock market. It ended today’s session down 5.67% at 231.69.
On the other hand, the top performer on the Nasdaq index was Beraso Inc. (NASDAQ: ), which rose 110.84% at the price of 0.32, Gan Ltd (NASDAQ:) continued its rise of 82.78% and closed at 1.63 levels, while Korro Bio Inc (NASDAQ:) shares gained about 68.16% to close at 41.40.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Durect Corp (NASDAQ: ), which plunged 79.57% to close the session at 0.53, FTC Solar (NASDAQ: ), which lost 64.45% at 0.42 and Acquisition of Mobive Corp (NASDAQ: ), which plunged 49.21% to close at 4.52 in today’s session on the stock market.
The number of declining stocks was unchanged at 83, compared with 1,169 compared to 1,720, which was unchanged from the number of stocks that closed higher in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In terms of NASDAQ stock market, 2180 stocks declined, 1281 stocks strengthened their position, while 121 stocks maintained their value.
The stock of Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: ) soared to its highest ever record, rising 6.11% or 13.21 points to trade at 229.58. Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: ) traded down 5.67% or 13.92 points to trade at 231.69, hitting its 52-week low. The stock of Microsoft Group (NASDAQ: ) rose to a new record, adding 0.74% or 2.67 points to trade at 363.20. Chevron Corp (NYSE: ) traded down 1.39% or 2.01 points to hit a 52-week low of 142.40. Durect Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to its lowest ever level, declining 79.57% or 2.05 points to trade at 0.53. The stock of FTC Solar (NASDAQ: ) hit new record lows and declined 64.45% or 0.77 points to trade at 0.42. The stock of Mobiv Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: ) fell to new record lows, dropping 49.21% or 4.38 points to trade at 4.52.
It measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, which fell 2.43% to close at 14.45, hitting its highest record level in a month.
Gold futures for December delivery were down 0.89%, or 17.55, at $1,955.95 an ounce. In other commodities trading, WTI crude oil futures for December delivery fell 2.42% or 1.87 to settle at $75.50 a barrel, while Brent oil futures for January were down 2.35% or 1.92 points. , and closed at $79.69 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability at 0.11% and traded at 1.07 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to gain 0.43% to reach 150.99 levels.
Dollar index contracts traded down 0.01% at 105.37.
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