US stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16% By Investing.com – Investing.com

US stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16% By Investing.com – Investing.com

© Reuters. U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16%

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 0.16%, while the index lost 0.41%, and the index declined 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.32% or 7.61 points to trade at 335.29 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:) added 2.14% or 3.25 points to end at 155.46 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was up 2.00% or 2.04 points to 104.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:), which fell 1.82% or 2.81 points to trade at 151.28 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 1.70% or 2.29 points to end at 132.14 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:) was down 1.68% or 3.90 points to 228.10.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:) which rose 7.89% to 36.31, Diamondback Energy Inc