Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.77%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.07% or 0.90 points to trade at 44.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.06% or 2.52 points to end at 124.95 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.92% or 3.51 points to 186.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 0.89% or 0.96 points to trade at 106.37 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) declined 0.51% or 0.25 points to end at 48.60 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 0.47% or 0.70 points to 147.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) which rose 5.57% to 1032.25, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was up 5.29% to settle at 35.00 and Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX) which gained 4.63% to close at 105.71.
The worst performers were Kohls Corp (NYSE:KSS) which was down 12.34% to 55.15 in late trade, Varian Medical Systems Inc (NYSE:VAR) which lost 1.97% to settle at 127.94 and JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which was down 1.77% to 95.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were JMU Ltd (NASDAQ:JMU) which rose 59.84% to 1.950, NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:NAOV) which was up 61.87% to settle at 4.50 and Westwater Resources Inc (NASDAQ:WWR) which gained 29.92% to close at 4.9500.
The worst performers were BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BCRX) which was down 52.91% to 3.480 in late trade, China Bat Group Inc (NASDAQ:GLG) which lost 46.21% to settle at 0.7100 and Novelion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NVLN) which was down 26.03% to 0.873 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2292 to 677 and 111 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1841 rose and 816 declined, while 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kohls Corp (NYSE:KSS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 12.34% or 7.76 to 55.15. Shares in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BCRX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 52.91% or 3.910 to 3.480. Shares in China Bat Group Inc (NASDAQ:GLG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 46.21% or 0.6100 to 0.7100.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.34% to 14.95.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.22% or 2.80 to $1274.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.36% or 0.23 to hit $62.98 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $71.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1166, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 110.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 97.868.