Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.79%, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 0.58% or 0.38 points to trade at 65.96 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald`s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 0.01% or 0.01 points to end at 96.13 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 0.12% or 0.12 points to 102.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 2.25% or 2.90 points to trade at 125.80 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.82% or 2.00 points to end at 108.06 and EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was down 1.68% or 1.24 points to 72.79.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mallinckrodt (NYSE:MNK) which rose 4.58% to 120.27, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) which was up 4.50% to settle at 34.59 and Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) which gained 4.02% to close at 86.90.
The worst performers were Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) which was down 5.57% to 8.64 in late trade, International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) which lost 5.19% to settle at 50.95 and Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:NFX) which was down 5.13% to 36.99 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) which rose 19.58% to 45.01, Ignite Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:IRG) which was up 18.21% to settle at 4.220 and Chuys Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CHUY) which gained 17.65% to close at 26.060.
The worst performers were Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) which was down 32.77% to 37.030 in late trade, Xg Technolo (NASDAQ:XGTI) which lost 29.50% to settle at 0.380 and AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACRX) which was down 27.74% to 3.035 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2524 to 618 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2154 fell and 656 advanced, while 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.02% or 3.36 to 86.90. Shares in AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACRX) fell to 52-week lows; down 27.74% or 1.165 to 3.035.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 11.21% to 14.29.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.46% or 5.40 to $1192.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.78% or 1.64 to hit $60.57 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.75% or 1.17 to trade at $67.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1184, while USD/JPY fell 0.23% to 119.86.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 95.27.