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 of trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.69% to hit a new all-time high, while the S&P 500 rose 0.61% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 11.05% or 36.62 points to trade at 368.05 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Group (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 3.48% or 4.88 points to end at 145.14 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was up 2.21% or 4.72 points to 218.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.98% or 1.30 points to trade at 42.53 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 2.22% or 3.60 points to end at 158.32 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was down 2.06% or 1.31 points to 62.21.
On the other hand, the best performers on the S&P 500 were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 11.05% to 368.05, ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) which rose 6.22% to 1,123.13 and Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) which rose 5.70% to 74.20.
The worst performers today were Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET), which fell 74.56% to 105.43, Campbell Soup Co (NYSE:CPB), which lost 6.24% to settle at 42.69 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB), which was down 5.92% to 102.61 at the close.
On the other hand, the best performers on the NASDAQ were Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYCN), which rose 294.41% to 6.35, Bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE) which rose 105.02% to 0.74 and SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which rose 96.97% to 0.38.
The worst performers today were Relmada Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RLMD), which fell 77.26% to 0.63, Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:MIGI), which lost 64.39% to settle at 0.68 and Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:ORIS), which fell 32.97% to close at 8.01 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1,413 to 1,391, while 85 ended unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 1,765 advanced, 1,522 declined and 138 ended unchanged.
Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 11.05% or 36.62 points to 368.05. ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 6.22% or 65.81 points to 1,123.13. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 11.05% or 36.62 points to 368.05. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 2.21% or 4.72 points to 218.16. Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYCN) stock rose to a new 52-week high, rising 294.41% or 4.74 to 6.35. Relmada Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RLMD) stock fell to a new 52-week low, falling 77.26% or 2.14 to 0.63. Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:MIGI) stock fell to a new 52-week low, falling 64.39% or 1.23 to 0.68.
The S&P 500 Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.13% to close at 13.45.
Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.22% or 5.90 to $2,673.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, January WTI crude oil futures fell 1.86% or 1.30 to $68.64 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.26 to $72.36 a barrel.
The EUR/USD pair remained stable by 0.01% and traded at