U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.61%

U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.61%

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 0.61%, while the index gained 0.21%, and the index fell 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the were Walmart Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.72% or 3.73 points to trade at 141.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) added 1.84% or 6.84 points to end at 379.46 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was up 1.61% or 3.80 points to 239.56 in late trade.