U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil&Gas, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.66%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.82%.The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT), which rose 0.08% or 0.05 points to trade at 61.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck&Company Inc (N:MRK) fell 0.17% or 0.09 points to end at 53.25 and Johnson&Johnson (N:JNJ) was down 0.24% or 0.25 points to 103.78 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (N:NKE), which fell 1.57% or 1.01 points to trade at 63.25 at the close. Apple Inc (O:AAPL) declined 1.31% or 1.42 points to end at 107.32 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (N:XOM) was down 1.29% or 1.02 points to 78.14.The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mallinckrodt (N:MNK) which rose 2.36% to 75.88, Tesoro Corporation (N:TSO) which was up 1.36% to settle at 104.28 and Sealed Air Corporation (N:SEE) which gained 1.35% to close at 44.93.The worst performers were Southwestern Energy Company (N:SWN) which was down 6.80% to 6.30 in late trade, Range Resources Corporation (N:RRC) which lost 6.60% to settle at 22.94 and CONSOL Energy Inc (N:CNX) which was down 5.58% to 7.78 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Lilis Energy Inc (O:LLEX) which rose 48.57% to 0.260, Capitol Acquisition Corp III (O:CLAC) which was up 46.33% to settle at 9.57 and EnteroMedics Inc (O:ETRM) which gained 32.08% to close at 0.140.The worst performers were Methes Energies International Ltd (O:MEIL) which was down 32.35% to 0.230 in late trade, Superconductor Technologies Inc (O:SCON) which lost 27.88% to settle at 0.225 and Wave Systems Corp (O:WAVX) which was down 18.61% to 0.150 at the close.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2385 to 1034 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1836 fell and 783 advanced, while 59 ended unchanged.Shares in Methes Energies International Ltd (O:MEIL) fell to all time lows; losing 32.35% or 0.110 to 0.230.The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.15% to 17.23.Gold for February delivery was down 0.67% or 7.20 to $1060.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.76% or 1.04 to hit $36.83 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.87% or 1.08 to trade at $36.70 a barrel.EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.0932, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 120.50.The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 98.30.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Lilis Energy Inc (O:LLEX) which rose 48.57% to 0.260, Capitol Acquisition Corp III (O:CLAC) which was up 46.33% to settle at 9.57 and EnteroMedics Inc (O:ETRM) which gained 32.08% to close at 0.140.The worst performers were Methes Energies International Ltd (O:MEIL) which was down 32.35% to 0.230 in late trade, Superconductor Technologies Inc (O:SCON) which lost 27.88% to settle at 0.225 and Wave Systems Corp (O:WAVX) which was down 18.61% to 0.150 at the close.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2385 to 1034 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1836 fell and 783 advanced, while 59 ended unchanged.Shares in Methes Energies International Ltd (O:MEIL) fell to all time lows; losing 32.35% or 0.110 to 0.230.The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.15% to 17.23.Gold for February delivery was down 0.67% or 7.20 to $1060.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.76% or 1.04 to hit $36.83 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.87% or 1.08 to trade at $36.70 a barrel.EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.0932, while USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 120.50.The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 98.30.
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