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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.87%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 9.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 12.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ), which rose 18.59% or 17.90 points to trade at 114.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA ) added 15.34% or 21.39 points to end at 160.78 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was up 15.33% or 26.43 points to 198.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ), which rose 0.65% or 0.97 points to trade at 150.97 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD ) added 1.36% or 4.08 points to end at 303.91 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ ) was up 1.71% or 0.72 points to 42.89.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP ) which rose 26.94% to 44.86, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL ) which was up 26.14% to settle at 70.83 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD ) which gained 23.82% to close at 96.84.

The worst performers were Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG ) which was down 1.92% to 86.02 in late trade, MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MKTX ) which lost 1.49% to settle at 203.20 and American Water Works (NYSE: AWK ) which was down 1.34% to 138.98 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ: VERO ) which rose 210.07% to 8.93, BeLive Holdings (NASDAQ: BLIV ) which was up 105.13% to settle at 6.40 and Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: AEHL ) which gained 104.13% to close at 4.45.

The worst performers were Femto Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: FMTO ) which was down 98.09% to 0.05 in late trade, WW International Inc (NASDAQ: WW ) which lost 62.21% to settle at 0.18 and Vincerx Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: VINC ) which was down 49.24% to 0.28 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2659 to 183 and 23 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2885 rose and 463 declined, while 82 ended unchanged.

Shares in Femto Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: FMTO ) fell to all time lows; down 98.09% or 2.76 to 0.05. Shares in BeLive Holdings (NASDAQ: BLIV ) rose to all time highs; gaining 105.13% or 3.28 to 6.40. Shares in WW International Inc (NASDAQ: WW ) fell to all time lows; falling 62.21% or 0.29 to 0.18. Shares in Vincerx Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: VINC ) fell to all time lows; falling 49.24% or 0.27 to 0.28.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 35.75% to 33.62.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 3.87% or 115.69 to $3,105.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.14% or 3.06 to hit $62.64 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 4.58% or 2.88 to trade at $65.70 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 1.07% to 147.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.72.