Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.16%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), which rose 1.42% or 2.00 points to trade at 143.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 0.75% or 0.64 points to end at 86.17 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 0.65% or 0.52 points to 79.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.87% or 0.64 points to trade at 33.27 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.76% or 2.11 points to end at 117.75 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.84% or 0.51 points to 60.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) which rose 7.08% to 112.09, Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) which was up 6.71% to settle at 30.52 and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which gained 5.74% to close at 20.46.
The worst performers were Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) which was down 5.84% to 34.68 in late trade, Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which lost 2.57% to settle at 43.21 and CenterPoint Energy Inc (NYSE:CNP) which was down 2.42% to 19.73 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Torchlight Energ (NASDAQ:TRCH) which rose 49.08% to 1.640, Gevo Inc (NASDAQ:GEVO) which was up 26.45% to settle at 3.920 and Clean Diesel Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:CDTI) which gained 22.93% to close at 2.52.
The worst performers were Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM) which was down 19.89% to 0.91 in late trade, American Caresource Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ANCI) which lost 19.62% to settle at 2.090 and Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RGLS) which was down 16.33% to 11.530 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1856 to 1276 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1617 rose and 1170 declined, while 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.71% or 1.92 to 30.52. Shares in CenterPoint Energy Inc (NYSE:CNP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.42% or 0.49 to 19.73.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.93% to 14.24.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.42% or 5.00 to $1193.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $61.16 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $65.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 2.02% to 1.1148, while USD/JPY fell 0.55% to 124.09.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.57% at 95.99.