U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.29%

U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.29%

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

At the close in NYSE, the rose 0.29% to hit a new all time high, while the index added 0.07%, and the index lost 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the were Dow Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.81% or 1.86 points to trade at 68.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:) added 2.67% or 2.83 points to end at 108.94 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was up 2.25% or 1.71 points to 77.70 in late trade.