Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.72%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 3.07% or 1.49 points to trade at 49.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.86% or 3.41 points to end at 122.46 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 2.81% or 3.64 points to 133.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 1.53% or 3.77 points to trade at 242.03 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.49% or 2.57 points to end at 170.16 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.85% or 1.84 points to 215.60.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Kohls Corp (NYSE:KSS) which rose 13.91% to 36.68, Arconic Corp (NYSE:ARNC) which was up 8.91% to settle at 29.96 and Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which gained 6.25% to close at 27.54.
The worst performers were IHS Markit Ltd (NYSE:INFO) which was down 5.57% to 93.92 in late trade, S&P Global Inc (NYSE:SPGI) which lost 5.00% to settle at 334.20 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which was down 3.62% to 15.19 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Auris Medical Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:EARS) which rose 381.98% to 5.350, TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) which was up 83.08% to settle at 2.380 and Second Sight Medical Products (NASDAQ:EYES) which gained 55.35% to close at 1.51.
The worst performers were Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TTNP) which was down 27.84% to 3.6800 in late trade, Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ:NERV) which lost 24.68% to settle at 2.93 and Tuniu Corp (NASDAQ:TOUR) which was down 24.11% to 2.140 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2084 to 819 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1618 rose and 1210 declined, while 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Auris Medical Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:EARS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 381.98% or 4.240 to 5.350. Shares in Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:TTNP) fell to 52-week highs; falling 27.84% or 1.4200 to 3.6800. Shares in TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 83.08% or 1.080 to 2.380.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.92% to 20.76.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 2.13% or 37.85 to $1818.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.65% or 0.75 to hit $44.59 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.00% or 0.48 to trade at $47.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.04% to 1.2052, while USD/JPY rose 0.11% to 104.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.63% at 91.280.