Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.19%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 1.54% or 2.52 points to trade at 166.50 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) added 1.48% or 2.60 points to end at 178.46 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 0.95% or 1.24 points to 131.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which fell 1.41% or 1.59 points to trade at 111.39 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.14% or 0.74 points to end at 64.20 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was down 0.65% or 0.54 points to 82.77.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) which rose 6.47% to 245.88, Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) which was up 5.30% to settle at 67.00 and National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) which gained 4.89% to close at 39.29.
The worst performers were Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) which was down 10.80% to 36.82 in late trade, FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) which lost 6.00% to settle at 57.03 and Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) which was down 5.37% to 77.34 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACUR) which rose 162.63% to 1.300, Second Sight Medical Products (NASDAQ:EYES) which was up 78.06% to settle at 2.76 and Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (NASDAQ:VNR) which gained 47.15% to close at 0.284.
The worst performers were FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) which was down 49.63% to 3.45 in late trade, Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) which lost 17.06% to settle at 0.2513 and Giga-tronics Incorporated (NASDAQ:GIGA) which was down 16.82% to 0.890 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1742 to 1471 and 46 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1453 fell and 1026 advanced, while 130 ended unchanged.
Shares in Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.80% or 4.46 to 36.82. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.95% or 1.24 to 131.53. Shares in FXCM Inc (NASDAQ:FXCM) fell to all time lows; losing 49.63% or 3.40 to 3.45. Shares in Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) fell to all time lows; down 17.06% or 0.0517 to 0.2513.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.18% to 11.35.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.29% or 3.55 to $1235.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.38% or 0.73 to hit $52.28 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.53 to trade at $55.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.0687, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 112.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 100.34.