U.S. stocks were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher; meanwhile, losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower. At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Averag

U.S. stocks were mixed at the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Telecoms , Healthcare and Technology sectors leading the stock index higher; at the same time, losses in the Oil & Natural Gas , Basic Materials and Industrial sectors led the stock index lower.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.27%, while the S&P 500 index was down 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite index index was down 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 2.02% or 4.91 points to trade at 247.74 at the close. At the same time, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose 1.47% (3.78 points) to close at 260.26; United Health Group (NYSE: UNH) rose 1.43% (7.27 points), with closing at 515.71 in late trading.

The weakest performing stock on the market was Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), which fell 2.11% (3.96 points) to close at 183.48. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX ) fell 1.97% or 2.96 points to end at 146.98; American Express (NYSE: AXP ) fell 1.91% or 2.72 points to 139.47.

The best performing stocks on the S&P 2500 were General Mills (NYSE: GIS ), which rose 6.35% to end at 74.72; Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD ), which was up 2.97% at the close to 256.49; Monster Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) rose 2.80% to close at 93.35.

The worst-performing stock Carnival Cruise Line (NYSE: CCL) finally fell 14.13%, closing at 8.87 in late trading; Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) fell 10.26%, closing at 36.02; in addition, Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) fell 9.33% to close at 11.57.

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