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 an increase of 0.04%, and it reached its highest record level in less than 3 months, while it weakened by about 0.09% and fell by about 0.16%.
The best performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE: ), which rose 2.43% or 5.46 points to trade at 230.38. On the other hand, Intel Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ) traded up 1.61% or 0.71 points to end at 44.94 while Goldman Sachs Group Inc . (NYSE: ) added 1.58% or 5.28 points to end at 340.18. End of session.
On weak performance at the end of today’s trade, Walmart Stores (NYSE: ) was down 1.59% or 2.53 points to trade at 156.11. Arrow Chevron Corp (NYSE: ) declined 1.09% or 1.59 points to 143.92 while Microsoft Group (NASDAQ: ) declined 1.01% or 3.85 points to 378.85.
On the other hand, the best performer in the S&P 500 index was recorded by NetApp stock (NASDAQ: ), which rose 14.63% to trade at 89.54. General Motors (NYSE: ) gained 9.35% and continued its rise. closed at 31.59 levels. And an arrow Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: ) rose about 6.83% to trade at 59.62.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Cigna Corp (NYSE: ), which declined 8.12% to end the session at 262.86, Humana Inc. (NYSE: ), which lost 5.52% at 482.26 and Las Vegas sand (NYSE: ), which lost 4.89% to close at 45.33 in today’s session on the stock market.
On the other hand, the best performers on the Nasdaq index were recorded by Vivos Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ), which rose 831.82% at 41.00, while Altamira Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ: ) rose 180.22% to close at 0.64. as well as the arrow Yoshiharu Global Co (NASDAQ: ) surged 92.69% to trade at 9.23.
Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Biovi Inc (NASDAQ: ), which tumbled 60.72% to end the session at 1.96. TreasureGlobal Inc (NASDAQ: ), which lost 49.37% at 0.10, and Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ), lost 47.48% in today’s stock market session to close at 1.25.
The number of shares higher than the number of shares closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, 65, was unchanged, compared with 1027 in 1884. As for the Nasdaq stock market, 2006 stocks strengthened their position and 1469 declined, while 93 stocks maintained their value.
Shares of NetApp (NASDAQ: ) soared to a 52-week high, adding 14.63% or 11.43 points to trade at 89.54. The stock of Intel Group (NASDAQ:) soared to a 52-week high, up 1.61% or 0.71 points to 44.94. Biovie Inc (NASDAQ: ) fell 60.72% or 3.03 points to trade at 1.96, hitting a 52-week low. Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ:) lost 49.37% or 0.10 points to an all-time low at the price of 0.10. Seelos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ) was down 47.48% or 1.13 points to end at 1.25, hitting an all-time low.
It measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, which traded up 2.29% to close at 12.98.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.26%, or 5.25, to settle at $2,045.25 an ounce. In other commodities trading, WTI crude oil futures for January delivery rose 1.71% or 1.31 to settle at $77.72 a barrel, while the February contract for Brent oil futures was up 1.46% or 1.19 points. and ended at $82.66 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability at 0.15% and traded at 1.10 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to decline by 0.18% to reach 147.21 levels.
Dollar index contracts traded up 0.09% at 102.74.
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