Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.16%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (N:V), which rose 2.03% or 1.58 points to trade at 79.48 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (N:UNH) added 1.43% or 1.63 points to end at 115.89 and General Electric Company (N:GE) was up 1.24% or 0.37 points to 30.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (O:AAPL), which fell 3.18% or 3.84 points to trade at 116.73 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (O:MSFT) declined 1.20% or 0.65 points to end at 53.51 and Cisco Systems Inc (O:CSCO) was down 0.71% or 0.20 points to 27.98.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DR Horton Inc (N:DHI) which rose 8.27% to 31.15, Mallinckrodt (N:MNK) which was up 7.88% to settle at 62.58 and Kohl`s Corporation (N:KSS) which gained 3.68% to close at 45.60.
The worst performers were Anadarko Petroleum Corp (N:APC) which was down 6.60% to 63.42 in late trade, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (N:FCX) which lost 6.29% to settle at 9.83 and Skyworks Solutions Inc (O:SWKS) which was down 5.32% to 80.37 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sophiris Bio Inc (O:SPHS) which rose 236.70% to 2.900, Ocata Therapeutics Inc (O:OCAT) which was up 89.24% to settle at 8.4400 and Speed Commerce Inc (O:SPDC) which gained 24.50% to close at 0.219.
The worst performers were Real Goods Solar Inc (O:RGSE) which was down 45.30% to 0.640 in late trade, Amaya Inc (O:AYA) which lost 32.13% to settle at 15.99 and Inventergy (O:INVT) which was down 31.29% to 0.165 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1357 to 1169 and 6 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1278 fell and 1242 advanced, while 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Visa Inc (N:V) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.03% or 1.58 to 79.48. Shares in General Electric Company (N:GE) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.24% or 0.37 to 30.12. Shares in Real Goods Solar Inc (O:RGSE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 45.30% or 0.530 to 0.640. Shares in Ocata Therapeutics Inc (O:OCAT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 89.24% or 3.9800 to 8.4400. Shares in Amaya Inc (O:AYA) fell to 52-week lows; down 32.13% or 7.57 to 15.99. Shares in Inventergy (O:INVT) fell to all time lows; losing 31.29% or 0.075 to 0.165.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.20% to 15.33.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.06% or 0.60 to $1088.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.55% or 0.24 to hit $44.11 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.12 to trade at $48.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0723, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 123.19.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 99.27.