Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.21%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 1.68% or 3.62 points to trade at 219.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.31% or 1.34 points to end at 103.63 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.25% or 1.06 points to 85.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 0.72% or 1.13 points to trade at 154.83 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.57% or 0.61 points to end at 107.02 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 0.40% or 0.61 points to 152.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) which rose 4.60% to 58.66, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) which was up 3.71% to settle at 43.04 and Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) which gained 3.31% to close at 58.64.
The worst performers were AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) which was down 11.84% to 581.40 in late trade, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) which lost 9.34% to settle at 104.64 and Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 6.22% to 53.38 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which rose 55.51% to 3.810, Global Sources Ltd (NASDAQ:GSOL) which was up 48.96% to settle at 17.88 and Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) which gained 33.33% to close at 0.240.
The worst performers were Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) which was down 25.00% to 2.250 in late trade, Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ:CMLS) which lost 23.90% to settle at 0.4642 and OpGen Inc (NASDAQ:OPGN) which was down 18.18% to 0.540 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1865 to 1347 and 47 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1288 rose and 1187 declined, while 143 ended unchanged.
Shares in Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.60% or 2.58 to 58.66. Shares in AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) fell to 52-week lows; losing 11.84% or 78.09 to 581.40. Shares in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) fell to 3-years lows; down 9.34% or 10.78 to 104.64. Shares in Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) fell to 52-week highs; falling 6.22% or 3.54 to 53.38. Shares in Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) fell to 5-year lows; down 25.00% or 0.750 to 2.250. Shares in Global Sources Ltd (NASDAQ:GSOL) rose to 5-year highs; up 48.96% or 5.88 to 17.88. Shares in OpGen Inc (NASDAQ:OPGN) fell to all time lows; down 18.18% or 0.120 to 0.540.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.10% to 10.70.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.80% or 10.05 to $1251.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.82% or 0.42 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.37 to trade at $54.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1182, while USD/JPY rose 0.43% to 111.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 97.27.