Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.56% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.88%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.39% or 2.51 points to trade at 107.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.19% or 1.17 points to end at 54.71 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was up 1.75% or 1.30 points to 75.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.14% or 1.89 points to trade at 164.39 at the close. EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) declined 0.86% or 0.55 points to end at 63.64 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 0.64% or 0.38 points to 59.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which rose 6.52% to 8.00, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was up 4.91% to settle at 65.58 and Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which gained 4.86% to close at 26.95.
The worst performers were Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) which was down 5.04% to 21.46 in late trade, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which lost 4.62% to settle at 8.88 and Ensco PLC (NYSE:ESV) which was down 3.92% to 10.30 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Quantum Fuel Systems Inc (NASDAQ:QTWW) which rose 174.74% to 0.2610, Zhone Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ZHNE) which was up 25.62% to settle at 1.520 and Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ:GLBS) which gained 22.66% to close at 0.1900.
The worst performers were Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) which was down 39.11% to 0.2801 in late trade, Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXA) which lost 28.29% to settle at 0.5020 and Conns Inc (NASDAQ:CONN) which was down 24.54% to 11.81 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2635 to 722 and 29 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1907 rose and 704 declined, while 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) fell to all time lows; falling 39.11% or 0.1799 to 0.2801. Shares in Conns Inc (NASDAQ:CONN) fell to 3-years lows; down 24.54% or 3.84 to 11.81.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.12% to 13.85.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.83% or 22.40 to $1244.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.61% or 1.03 to hit $38.36 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.25% or 0.92 to trade at $39.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.86% to 1.1293, while USD/JPY fell 0.64% to 112.72.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.86% at 95.16.