U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.01% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the gained 1.01%, while the index gained 1.12%, and the index gained 2.03%.

The best performers of the session on the were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which rose 3.74% or 6.59 points to trade at 182.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:) added 2.60% or 3.99 points to end at 157.22 and American Express Company (NYSE:) was up 2.31% or 4.05 points to 179.59 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:), which fell 3.22% or 4.24 points to trade at 127.30 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.67% or 1.23 points to end at 183.71 and 3M Company (NYSE:) was up 0.05% or 0.08 points to 148.66.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:) which rose 10.62% to 18.95, Gap Inc (NYSE:) which was up 8.23% to settle at 14.46 and Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 8.12% to close at 19.70.

The worst performers were AbbVie Inc (NYSE:) which was down 4.19% to 158.95 in late trade, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) which lost 3.22% to settle at 127.30 and PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 2.85% to 105.17 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kaleido Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 75.06% to 0.30, Antares Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 49.20% to settle at 5.58 and Veru Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 42.86% to close at 14.30.

The worst performers were NanoString Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 33.63% to 21.87 in late trade, Polarityte Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 30.84% to settle at 0.27 and Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ:) which was down 19.63% to 1.31 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2440 to 761 and 107 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2910 rose and 988 declined, while 173 ended unchanged.

Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.22% or 4.24 to 127.30. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.22% or 4.24 to 127.30. Shares in NanoString Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 33.63% or 11.08 to 21.87. Shares in Antares Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 5-year highs; up 49.20% or 1.84 to 5.58. Shares in Veru Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 42.86% or 4.29 to 14.30. Shares in Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 19.63% or 0.32 to 1.31.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 10.06% to 21.82.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 1.90 to $1,978.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.72% or 3.74 to hit $104.34 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 4.09% or 4.28 to trade at $108.92 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.24% to 125.64.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 99.90.