Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.14%, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.24%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 1.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), which rose 0.76% or 0.32 points to trade at 42.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) added 0.35% or 0.38 points to end at 108.04 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.03% or 0.03 points to 91.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 3.77% or 9.14 points to trade at 233.00 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 3.11% or 2.97 points to end at 92.43 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 2.93% or 2.64 points to 87.39.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which rose 2.81% to 407.52, Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) which was up 1.85% to settle at 82.68 and PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) which gained 1.82% to close at 37.47.
The worst performers were KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) which was down 6.53% to 16.90 in late trade, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) which lost 6.07% to settle at 12.70 and Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA) which was down 6.06% to 66.37 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Pain Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTIE) which rose 45.59% to 0.990, Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM) which was up 39.57% to settle at 3.880 and Silicom Ltd (NASDAQ:SILC) which gained 20.74% to close at 46.74.
The worst performers were bebe stores inc (NASDAQ:BEBE) which was down 44.65% to 3.5700 in late trade, Marathon Pa (NASDAQ:MARA) which lost 38.10% to settle at 0.650 and Sunshine Heart Inc (NASDAQ:SSH) which was down 27.56% to 2.050 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2520 to 699 and 42 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2177 fell and 387 advanced, while 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marathon Pa (NASDAQ:MARA) fell to all time lows; losing 38.10% or 0.400 to 0.650. Shares in Silicom Ltd (NASDAQ:SILC) rose to 52-week highs; up 20.74% or 8.03 to 46.74. Shares in Sunshine Heart Inc (NASDAQ:SSH) fell to all time lows; falling 27.56% or 0.780 to 2.050.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.23% to 12.50.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.87% or 10.75 to $1244.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.35% or 0.66 to hit $48.25 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.24% or 0.64 to trade at $50.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.0813, while USD/JPY fell 0.72% to 111.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.63% at 99.53.