Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology , Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.07%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.67%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 2.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE: BA ), which rose 6.02% or 9.79 points to trade at 172.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) added 4.28% or 7.42 points to end at 180.60 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ) was up 3.86% or 3.82 points to 102.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ), which fell 1.50% or 2.37 points to trade at 155.38 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ) declined 1.28% or 2.15 points to end at 165.73 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ ) was down 1.18% or 0.51 points to 42.68.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH ) which rose 8.21% to 71.15, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which was up 7.55% to settle at 32.89 and Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR ) which gained 7.23% to close at 100.79.
The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ: ENPH ) which was down 15.61% to 45.09 in late trade, Otis Worldwide Corp (NYSE: OTIS ) which lost 6.76% to settle at 92.26 and Baker Hughes Co (NASDAQ: BKR ) which was down 6.47% to 35.88 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ: JYD ) which rose 161.27% to 0.27, Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: ENSC ) which was up 96.25% to settle at 3.67 and AGM Group Holdings Inc Class A (NASDAQ: AGMH ) which gained 93.33% to close at 0.06.
The worst performers were Ocean Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ: OCEA ) which was down 46.75% to 0.02 in late trade, Charles & Colvard Ltd (NASDAQ: CTHR ) which lost 35.24% to settle at 0.53 and eLong Power Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: ELPW ) which was down 30.76% to 2.69 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2033 to 769 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2418 rose and 890 declined, while 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ: ENPH ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 15.61% or 8.34 to 45.09. Shares in Ocean Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ: OCEA ) fell to all time lows; losing 46.75% or 0.02 to 0.02. Shares in Charles & Colvard Ltd (NASDAQ: CTHR ) fell to all time lows; down 35.24% or 0.29 to 0.53.
The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.03% to 28.42.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 3.52% or 120.41 to $3,298.99 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.03% or 1.29 to hit $62.38 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.82% or 1.23 to trade at $66.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.95% to 1.13, while USD/JPY rose 1.41% to 143.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.06% at 99.73.