U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.13%

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U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.13%
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Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities , Technology and Financials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms , Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.11%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM ), which rose 1.00% or 1.19 points to trade at 119.76 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) added 0.94% or 2.07 points to end at 222.77 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) was up 0.82% or 1.13 points to 138.52 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW ), which lost 1.02% or 0.49 points to trade at 47.51 in late trade. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT ) declined 0.83% or 1.10 points to end at 131.07 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH ) shed 0.82% or 1.91 points to 230.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC ) which rose 3.53% to 157.98, Comerica Inc (NYSE: CMA ) which was up 2.20% to settle at 66.92 and SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB ) which gained 2.07% to close at 217.85.

The worst performers were FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX ) which was down 12.92% to 150.91 in late trade, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ALXN ) which lost 4.50% to settle at 102.98 and Noble Energy Inc (NYSE: NBL ) which was down 3.39% to 24.24 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SPI Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ: SPI ) which rose 66.37% to 3.76, Guardion Health Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: GHSI ) which was up 36.14% to settle at 0.6400 and Huttig Building (NASDAQ: HBP ) which gained 32.63% to close at 2.520.

The worst performers were Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ: AMR ) which was down 30.13% to 0.08 in late trade, Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: WINS ) which lost 25.00% to settle at 15.00 and Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE ) which was down 21.77% to 8.84 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1643 to 1289 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1609 fell and 1048 advanced, while 94 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.39% to 13.95.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.79% or 11.90 to $1501.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.54% or 0.91 to hit $58.19 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.05 to trade at $63.68 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1033, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 108.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 98.127.

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