Breaking: After the Fed minutes... US stocks mixed at the close

US stocks closed mixed at the close on Wednesday, led by gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, and Healthcare sectors. Meanwhile, losses in the Technology, Consumer Services, and Industrials sectors led the decline.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.04%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.67%.

Among the leading stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average today were Travelers Cos. Inc. (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.05%, or 5.52 points, to close at 274.39. On the other hand, Walmart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) stock rose 1.27% or 1.29 points to close at 102.58, while Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) stock rose 1.08% or 4.50 points to close at 420.59 at the close.