Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, , , and .

At the close of trading in New York, it closed up 0.47%, and it hit its highest record level in less than 3 months, while it rose about 0.16% and rose about 0.07%.

The best performers of the session were The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: ), which rose 3.14% or 2.86 points to trade at 93.93. On the other hand, Intel Group Inc (NASDAQ: ) was up 3.04% or 1.20 points to end at 40.61 while Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: ) was up 2.18% or 0.46 points to 21.55. End of session.

In terms of weak performance at the end of today’s trade, Merck & Co. (NYSE: ) was down 0.80% or 0.82 points to trade at 101.35 at the close. Shares of Salesforce Inc (NYSE: ) declined 0.80% or 1.76 points to 219.42 while Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: ) was down 0.46% or 0.70 points to 151.42.

On the other hand, the best performer on the S&P 500 index was Target Corp (NYSE: ), which rose 17.75% to 130.46. VF Corp (NYSE: ) soared 14.13% to close at 17.77. And an arrow Catalent Inc (NYSE: ) rose about 11.34% to trade at 39.56.

Among the weaker performing stocks today were Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ), which fell 5.57% to end the session at 349.34, while Lilly, Eli & Co . (NYSE: ), which lost 3.65% to 588.54, and Stellar energy Corp (NASDAQ: ), lost 3.58% in today’s session to close at 121.99.

On the other hand, the best performance in the Nasdaq index was recorded by stocks Meera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ), which rose 72.51% at the price of 2.95, CISO Global Inc (NASDAQ: ) continued its rise of 67.36% and closed at 0.16 volume, as well as Heron treatment (NASDAQ: ) rose about 59.26% to finish its trade at 0.86.

Among the weakest performing stocks today, we mention the company’s stock Jaguar Global Development Corporation I (NASDAQ: ), which tumbled 76.02% to close the session at 1.70 Sanson International Holding (NASDAQ: ), which lost 34.98% at 1.45 shares Hanryu Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ), which plunged 28.74% to close at 0.67 in today’s session on the stock market.

The number of shares that gained more than the number of shares closed on a low trading basis on the New York Stock Exchange was 1,609 compared to 1,293, while 74 were unchanged. As for Nasdaq, 1,986 stocks strengthened their position, 1,461 stocks declined, while 134 stocks maintained their value.

Intel Group (NASDAQ: ) rose to a 52-week high, adding 3.04% or 1.20 points to trade at 40.61. The stock of Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I (NASDAQ:) plunged to its lowest ever level, decreasing 76.02% or 5.39 points to trade at 1.70. Hanryu Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ) declined 28.74% or 0.27 points to hit an all-time low of 0.67.

It measures the implied standard deviation of options on the S&P 500 index, trading up 0.14% to close at 14.18.

Gold futures for December delivery were down 0.16%, or 3.15, at $1,963.35 an ounce. In other commodities trading, WTI crude oil futures for December delivery fell 2.10% or 1.64 to settle at $76.62 a barrel, while Brent oil futures for January were down 1.81% or 1.49 points. , and closed at $80.98 per barrel.

The EUR/USD pair maintained stability at 0.30% and traded at 1.08 levels, while the USD/JPY pair continued to gain 0.67% to reach 151.38 levels.

Dollar index contracts traded up 0.36% at 104.28.