Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 6.23% or 4.55 points to trade at 77.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) added 2.61% or 5.29 points to end at 208.04 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.76% or 11.64 points to 672.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 4.35% or 22.78 points to trade at 500.73 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.51% or 6.19 points to end at 403.31 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.21% or 3.72 points to 304.83.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which rose 16.47% to 55.80, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which was up 16.06% to settle at 27.39 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which gained 14.02% to close at 11.06.
The worst performers were Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which was down 7.26% to 86.07 in late trade, Allegion PLC (NYSE:ALLE) which lost 5.62% to settle at 125.89 and Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG) which was down 5.46% to 23.90 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Magic Empire Global Ltd (NASDAQ:MEGL) which rose 292.77% to 1.87, Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) which was up 109.23% to settle at 2.72 and ScanTech AI Systems Inc (NASDAQ:STAI) which gained 71.22% to close at 3.51.
The worst performers were INLIF Ltd (NASDAQ:INLF) which was down 79.24% to 3.39 in late trade, Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) which lost 66.84% to settle at 0.21 and ReShape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:RSLS) which was down 53.65% to 1.08 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1632 to 1130 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1695 rose and 1602 declined, while 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.46% or 1.38 to 23.90. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; up 1.76% or 11.64 to 672.19. Shares in Magic Empire Global Ltd (NASDAQ:MEGL) rose to 52-week highs; up 292.77% or 1.39 to 1.87. Shares in INLIF Ltd (NASDAQ:INLF) fell to all time lows; losing 79.24% or 12.94 to 3.39. Shares in Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) rose to 52-week highs; up 109.23% or 1.42 to 2.72. Shares in Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) fell to all time lows; falling 66.84% or 0.42 to 0.21. Shares in ReShape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:RSLS) fell to all time lows; losing 53.65% or 1.25 to 1.08.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.13% to 15.35.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.79% or 51.96 to $2,952.66 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.56% or 1.10 to hit $71.81 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.60 to trade at $75.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 152.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 106.95.