Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.66%, while the S&P 500 index added 2.51%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 8.12% or 10.24 points to trade at 136.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) added 4.70% or 11.72 points to end at 261.31 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 4.09% or 9.91 points to 252.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 0.43% or 1.85 points to trade at 427.18 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 0.49% or 0.77 points to end at 157.69 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 0.59% or 0.26 points to 43.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) which rose 13.88% to 245.18, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was up 10.55% to settle at 135.37 and Pentair PLC (NYSE:PNR) which gained 9.22% to close at 86.24.
The worst performers were Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) which was down 12.66% to 464.08 in late trade, Rtx Corp (NYSE:RTX) which lost 9.82% to settle at 113.74 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which was down 5.57% to 20.70 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Gelteq Ltd (NASDAQ:GELS) which rose 211.25% to 2.88, China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SXTC) which was up 103.92% to settle at 2.08 and Tivic Health Systems Inc (NASDAQ:TIVC) which gained 103.71% to close at 7.13.
The worst performers were Thunder Power Holdings Inc (OTC:AIEV) which was down 70.53% to 0.01 in late trade, Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) which lost 48.68% to settle at 0.10 and Ohmyhome Ltd (NASDAQ:OMH) which was down 39.44% to 2.18 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2489 to 307 and 51 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2708 rose and 601 declined, while 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Thunder Power Holdings Inc (OTC:AIEV) fell to all time lows; falling 70.53% or 0.03 to 0.01. Shares in Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) fell to all time lows; falling 48.68% or 0.10 to 0.10.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.64% to 30.56.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.93% or 31.71 to $3,393.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.75% or 1.09 to hit $63.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.55% or 1.03 to trade at $67.29 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.81% to 1.14, while USD/JPY rose 0.51% to 141.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.70% at 98.74.