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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.55%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.17% or 1.96 points to trade at 63.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 2.65% or 3.07 points to end at 118.73 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 2.60% or 2.06 points to 81.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV), which fell 1.79% or 4.78 points to trade at 263.00 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.48% or 4.03 points to end at 268.22 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.43% or 4.35 points to 300.43.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) which rose 7.95% to 22.08, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which was up 5.72% to settle at 28.27 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which gained 5.67% to close at 326.09.
The worst performers were JM Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) which was down 15.60% to 94.41 in late trade, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which lost 4.11% to settle at 148.68 and GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) which was down 3.74% to 242.00 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ClearOne Inc (NASDAQ:CLRO) which rose 1,296.51% to 6.01, Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:BBLG) which was up 637.30% to settle at 5.56 and Carisma Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARM) which gained 389.42% to close at 1.11.
The worst performers were Baiya International Group Inc (NASDAQ:BIYA) which was down 50.60% to 1.96 in late trade, Unicycive Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:UNCY) which lost 40.88% to settle at 0.53 and WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ:WLGS) which was down 31.24% to 0.08 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1694 to 1051 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1941 rose and 1357 declined, while 137 ended unchanged.
Shares in JM Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) fell to 5-year lows; down 15.60% or 17.45 to 94.41. Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.65% or 3.07 to 118.73. Shares in ClearOne Inc (NASDAQ:CLRO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1,296.51% or 5.57 to 6.01. Shares in Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:BBLG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 637.30% or 4.81 to 5.56. Shares in WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ:WLGS) fell to all time lows; down 31.24% or 0.04 to 0.08.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.22% to 16.95.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.32% or 10.85 to $3,344.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.67% or 0.44 to hit $64.85 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.54% or 0.36 to trade at $66.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.14, while USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 144.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 99.04.