Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.40%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which rose 3.54% or 4.42 points to trade at 129.11 at the close. Meanwhile, DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) added 2.04% or 1.34 points to end at 67.06 and United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) was up 1.34% or 1.73 points to 130.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 2.60% or 6.69 points to trade at 250.29 at the close. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) declined 1.35% or 1.97 points to end at 143.49 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.87% or 1.07 points to 121.91.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Perrigo Co (NYSE:PRGO) which rose 3.98% to 78.03, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) which was up 3.56% to settle at 52.88 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) which gained 3.54% to close at 129.11.
The worst performers were Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE:OMC) which was down 9.49% to 70.69 in late trade, Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG) which lost 6.08% to settle at 22.26 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which was down 5.24% to 379.48 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) which rose 47.46% to 1.74, Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) which was up 37.64% to settle at 6.2900 and Champions Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CSBR) which gained 25.43% to close at 7.3000.
The worst performers were Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ:AMMA) which was down 31.09% to 0.20 in late trade, MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd (NASDAQ:MTSL) which lost 27.46% to settle at 2.0600 and AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVEO) which was down 24.21% to 2.1600 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1755 to 1273 and 130 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1443 rose and 1121 declined, while 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ:AMMA) fell to all time lows; falling 31.09% or 0.09 to 0.20. Shares in Champions Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CSBR) rose to 52-week highs; up 25.43% or 1.4800 to 7.3000.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.16% to 12.04.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.96% or 11.90 to $1227.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $67.09 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.14 to trade at $71.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.41% to 1.1662, while USD/JPY rose 0.50% to 112.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 94.72.