Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecommunications and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.51% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which rose 3.98% or 4.47 points to trade at 116.75 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 2.48% or 1.47 points to end at 60.82 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 1.93% or 0.65 points to 34.41 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 0.83% or 0.97 points to trade at 115.43 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.30% or 0.32 points to end at 104.67 and Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) was down 0.23% or 0.36 points to 154.38.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which rose 10.19% to 54.70, Expeditors International Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) which was up 5.29% to settle at 47.88 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) which gained 3.98% to close at 116.75.
The worst performers were Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) which was down 8.42% to 30.79 in late trade, Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) which lost 8.39% to settle at 7.86 and ENSCO plc (NYSE:ESV) which was down 5.86% to 26.97 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Corporte Re (NASDAQ:CRRS) which rose 378.63% to 0.24, BioClinica (NASDAQ:BIOC) which was up 54.09% to settle at 3.39 and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which gained 59.10% to close at 3.500.
The worst performers were Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) which was down 28.07% to 2.46 in late trade, Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which lost 27.04% to settle at 0.510 and Ivanhoe Energy Inc (NASDAQ:IVAN) which was down 20.32% to 0.320 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1613 to 1212; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1575 rose and 1205 declined, while 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Expeditors International Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) rose to 3-year highs; up 5.29% or 2.40 to 47.88. Shares in Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.39% or 0.72 to 7.86. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; rising 3.98% or 4.47 to 116.75. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; up 3.98% or 4.47 to 116.75.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.91% to 13.70 a new 1-month low.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1199.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 0.88% or 0.43 to hit $49.02 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 0.48% or 0.28 to trade at $58.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1343, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 118.89.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 94.52.