Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.09%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which rose 3.82% or 4.43 points to trade at 120.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.12% or 7.21 points to end at 347.42 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 0.95% or 0.78 points to 83.27 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which fell 6.39% or 2.65 points to trade at 38.80 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.54% or 0.81 points to end at 51.70 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.27% or 0.73 points to 56.64.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) which rose 11.32% to 23.02, Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE:MLM) which was up 9.98% to settle at 246.34 and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE:WAB) which gained 9.45% to close at 77.820.
The worst performers were Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) which was down 19.03% to 138.25 in late trade, Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which lost 13.69% to settle at 21.050 and Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 12.28% to 24.07 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Energy Focu (NASDAQ:EFOI) which rose 40.90% to 0.56, Iradimed Co (NASDAQ:IRMD) which was up 33.30% to settle at 24.10 and Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ:HTBX) which gained 26.66% to close at 0.660.
The worst performers were Yogaworks Inc (NASDAQ:YOGA) which was down 35.53% to 0.20 in late trade, Alimera Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALIM) which lost 28.11% to settle at 0.643 and Datasea Inc (NASDAQ:DTSS) which was down 17.14% to 1.16 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1778 to 1225 and 30 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1718 rose and 916 declined, while 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE:MLM) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.98% or 22.35 to 246.34. Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.82% or 4.43 to 120.43. Shares in Alimera Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ALIM) fell to all time lows; down 28.11% or 0.252 to 0.643.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.65% to 13.94.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.77% or 10.90 to $1431.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.58% or 1.47 to hit $58.34 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $64.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1158, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 108.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.820.