The Nasdaq 100 finished lower Wednesday after Whole Foods Market Inc. posted a lower fiscal second-quarter profit on hefty costs to integrate its purchase of Wild Oats Markets Inc.
The index, which includes 100 of the largest nonfinancial securities listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, declined 3.31 points to 1,997.30. The broader Nasdaq composite rose 1.58 to 2,496.70.
Whole Foods shares declined $4.68, or 13.9 percent, to $28.96. The stock set a 52-week low of $28.85 earlier in the session.
Steel Dynamics Inc. slipped $1.25, or 3.5 percent, to $34.48.
Electronic Arts Inc. declined $1.79, or 3.3 percent, to $52.78, after the video game publisher's adjusted full-year profit missed expectations.
On the rising side, shares of Dish Network Corp. rose $1.76, or 5.6 percent, to $33.32, following an analyst upgrade.
Shares of Staples Inc. gained $1.03, or 4.6 percent, to $23.47, after an analyst upgraded the office products retailer.
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker LAM Research Corp. rose $1.71, or 4.3 percent, to $41.74.
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