Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.14% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 2.18% or 2.70 points to trade at 126.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 1.71% or 2.11 points to end at 125.25 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 1.31% or 1.84 points to 142.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 1.61% or 0.87 points to trade at 53.09 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.18% or 1.92 points to end at 161.41 and EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was down 0.84% or 0.57 points to 67.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were F5 Networks Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) which rose 4.13% to 120.60, Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA) which was up 2.42% to settle at 44.79 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) which gained 2.18% to close at 126.50.
The worst performers were Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was down 13.13% to 85.84 in late trade, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which lost 5.73% to settle at 14.64 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was down 5.25% to 12.45 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Golden Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:GLDC) which rose 58.40% to 11.880, Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which was up 49.27% to settle at 8.2100 and Hudson Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:HDSN) which gained 33.25% to close at 5.050.
The worst performers were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was down 27.79% to 19.02 in late trade, Siebert Financial Corp (NASDAQ:SIEB) which lost 27.67% to settle at 1.150 and Ballard Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:BLDP) which was down 21.89% to 1.570 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1915 to 1354 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1636 fell and 930 advanced, while 76 ended unchanged.
Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.71% or 2.11 to 125.25. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; up 1.31% or 1.84 to 142.59. Shares in Golden Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:GLDC) rose to 5-year highs; up 58.40% or 4.380 to 11.880. Shares in Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 27.79% or 7.32 to 19.02. Shares in Hudson Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:HDSN) rose to 5-year highs; up 33.25% or 1.260 to 5.050.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.46% to 12.01 a new 52-week low.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.26% or 3.50 to $1332.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.02% or 0.47 to hit $45.47 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.60% or 0.28 to trade at $46.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.1019, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 106.14.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.56% at 97.10.