Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.50% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (N:V), which rose 3.56% or 2.68 points to trade at 77.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (N:CVX) added 3.35% or 3.18 points to end at 98.14 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (N:XOM) was up 1.84% or 1.57 points to 86.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (N:UNH), which fell 0.87% or 1.03 points to trade at 117.66 at the close. 3M Company (N:MMM) declined 0.73% or 1.17 points to end at 158.75 and Verizon Communications Inc (N:VZ) was down 0.71% or 0.33 points to 46.45.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Pioneer Natural Resources Company (N:PXD) which rose 6.62% to 147.78, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (N:DO) which was up 6.33% to settle at 23.50 and Keurig Green Mountain Inc (O:GMCR) which gained 6.26% to close at 54.84.
The worst performers were Fidelity National Information Svcs (N:FIS) which was down 12.29% to 64.47 in late trade, Martin Marietta Materials Inc (N:MLM) which lost 8.48% to settle at 142.11 and Frontier Communications Corporation (O:FTR) which was down 6.78% to 4.81 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bonso Electronics International Inc (O:BNSO) which rose 121.83% to 2.520, Mid-Con Energy Partners LP (O:MCEP) which was up 35.24% to settle at 2.84 and AEterna Zentaris Inc (O:AEZS) which gained 25.50% to close at 0.063.
The worst performers were AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:AMAG) which was down 23.20% to 31.61 in late trade, Champions Oncology Inc (O:CSBR) which lost 19.92% to settle at 4.0600 and Nephrogenex (O:NRX) which was down 18.59% to 2.89 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1435 to 1102 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1490 rose and 1029 declined, while 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bonso Electronics International Inc (O:BNSO) rose to 5-year highs; up 121.83% or 1.384 to 2.520. Shares in AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:AMAG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 23.20% or 9.55 to 31.61.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.18% to 14.60.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.64% or 18.60 to $1117.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 3.38% or 1.56 to hit $47.70 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.17% or 1.54 to trade at $50.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.0965, while USD/JPY rose 0.19% to 121.00.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 97.24.