Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.19%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 2.38% or 1.57 points to trade at 67.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) added 1.90% or 2.49 points to end at 133.24 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.12% or 0.86 points to 77.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 2.28% or 1.86 points to trade at 79.55 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.31% or 2.20 points to end at 166.18 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.29% or 0.67 points to 51.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which rose 9.10% to 11.51, Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) which was up 7.73% to settle at 165.36 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which gained 7.02% to close at 12.96.
The worst performers were Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) which was down 8.35% to 19.22 in late trade, FLIR Systems Inc (NASDAQ:FLIR) which lost 7.69% to settle at 31.31 and Wyndham Worldwide Corp (NYSE:WYN) which was down 7.47% to 70.39 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Summit Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ:SMMT) which rose 52.36% to 10.97, Alliqua Inc (NASDAQ:ALQA) which was up 36.36% to settle at 1.05 and Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ:DCIX) which gained 35.38% to close at 0.8800.
The worst performers were Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CPRX) which was down 49.19% to 0.630 in late trade, Active Power Inc (NASDAQ:ACPW) which lost 49.02% to settle at 0.520 and Capital Product Partners LP (NASDAQ:CPLP) which was down 28.46% to 2.74 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2496 to 825 and 25 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1610 rose and 959 declined, while 67 ended unchanged.
Shares in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CPRX) fell to 3-years lows; losing 49.19% or 0.610 to 0.630. Shares in Active Power Inc (NASDAQ:ACPW) fell to all time lows; losing 49.02% or 0.500 to 0.520.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.07% to 13.93.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.37% or 4.55 to $1244.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.24% or 1.38 to hit $44.02 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.93% or 1.30 to trade at $45.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1291, while USD/JPY rose 0.14% to 111.35.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 94.53.