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

The index gained 1.09% at the close of NYSE. It also reached a new one-month high. Meanwhile, the index climbed 0.75% and added 0.50%.

These were the best performers of the session Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) traded at 406.07 after the close, up 3.80% or 14.87 point. During this time, Visa Inc To reach 230.99, Class A (NYSE 🙂 gained 2.58% or 5.81 point. American Express Late trade saw Company (NYSE:), up 2.5% or 4.30 points, to 175.81

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc: (NASDAQ) was the session’s worst-performing stock. They fell 3.64%, or 1.85 point to trade at 48.92 by the end. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:) declined 0.94% or 2.30 points to end at 242.25 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.72% or 0.40 points to 55.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 8.74% to 190.55, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:) which was up 6.78% to settle at 48.38 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:) which gained 4.88% to close at 26.01.

These were the worst performers WestRock Co (NYSE 🙂 fell 5.58% at 46.57 in late trading, International Paper (NYSE :), down 4.53% to settle for 53.28 Packaging Corp America (NYSE) was at 133.71, down 3.8% from the previous close.

These were the top performers in the NASDAQ Composite LM Funding America Inc (NASDAQ) rose 38.08%, to 4.750. Waitr Holdings Inc was up 37.86% to settle in at 1.4200. Jasper Therapeutics Inc was up 31.57%, to close at 16.420.

These were the worst performers Duck Creek Technologies Inc (NASDAQ) was down 24.42% at 34.94 in late trading, Very Good Food Company Inc NASDAQ: lost 21.40% and settled at 1.80 Lucid Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ :), down 20.49% at 9.35 at close.

On the New York Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advanced ones by 0:0.

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. shares (NASDAQ) reached all-time highs of 8.74%, or 15.31 to 190.55. Halliburton Company’s shares rose 52 weeks to new highs. They gained 4.88%, or 1.21 to 26, respectively. Duck Creek Technologies Inc (NASDAQ) shares fell to their lowest levels in over a decade. They were down 24.42 percent or 11.29-34.94. Jasper Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) shares rose to record highs. They were up 31.57%, 3.940 and 16.420. Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares fell 20.49%, or 2.41 to 9.35.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 16.30 a new 1-month low.

Dec delivery gold futures were down 1.65%, or 29.70, to $1768.20 an troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil unchanged for December delivery at $81.73/barrel, or 0.00, while December Brent oil contracts rose by 1.00%, or 0.84, to trade at $84.84/barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.6% to 1.1601, and USD/JPY rose by 0.51%, to 114.25.

At 93.960, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.00%.