Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.47%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 0.97% or 0.63 points to trade at 65.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 0.74% or 0.21 points to end at 28.69 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 0.59% or 0.70 points to 119.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which fell 4.01% or 4.26 points to trade at 101.88 at the close. EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) declined 2.95% or 2.15 points to end at 70.69 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was down 1.48% or 0.40 points to 26.62.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) which rose 14.36% to 34.65, Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) which was up 8.91% to settle at 74.11 and Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) which gained 8.17% to close at 77.87.
The worst performers were Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which was down 9.79% to 55.72 in late trade, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which lost 5.49% to settle at 17.03 and Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) which was down 4.83% to 83.52 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Looksmart Ltd (NASDAQ:LOOK) which rose 277.93% to 2.260, Motricity (NASDAQ:VLTC) which was up 55.88% to settle at 16.180 and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which gained 49.49% to close at 3.528.
The worst performers were Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) which was down 24.29% to 2.010 in late trade, Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) which lost 19.18% to settle at 5.52 and Semler Scientifc (NASDAQ:SMLR) which was down 16.58% to 3.17 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1717 to 1373 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1386 fell and 1380 advanced, while 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.91% or 6.07 to 74.11. Shares in Motricity (NASDAQ:VLTC) rose to 3-years highs; rising 55.88% or 5.800 to 16.180. Shares in Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.18% or 1.31 to 5.52.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.38% to 13.25.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.70% or 8.30 to $1202.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.02% or 1.17 to hit $56.71 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.99% or 1.26 to trade at $62.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.0735, while USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 119.66.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.20.