Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.47%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 3.24% or 5.09 points to trade at 161.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.84% or 5.45 points to end at 197.21 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 2.22% or 1.21 points to 55.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 1.93% or 2.88 points to trade at 146.45 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.70% or 5.31 points to end at 306.90 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.61% or 8.77 points to 535.80.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which rose 6.95% to 31.22, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which was up 6.90% to settle at 73.79 and Schlumberger NV (NYSE:SLB) which gained 6.61% to close at 39.36.
The worst performers were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which was down 7.32% to 39.86 in late trade, Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) which lost 3.72% to settle at 360.63 and Healthpeak Properties Inc (NYSE:PEAK) which was down 3.16% to 26.93 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVPH) which rose 53.04% to 1.49, Windtree Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:WINT) which was up 52.21% to settle at 0.70 and China Index Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CIH) which gained 42.86% to close at 1.00.
The worst performers were WeTrade Group Inc (NASDAQ:WETG) which was down 39.02% to 3.22 in late trade, Golden Sun Education Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GSUN) which lost 38.93% to settle at 21.99 and Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:DRUG) which was down 38.43% to 1.33 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1553 to 1507 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1890 rose and 1849 declined, while 188 ended unchanged.
Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.90% or 4.76 to 73.79.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.30% to 24.11.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.70% or 12.25 to $1,760.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.61% or 3.26 to hit $93.62 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 3.81% or 3.68 to trade at $100.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.00, while USD/JPY fell 0.51% to 136.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 108.48.