Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.55% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index fell 1.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 1.69% or 1.93 points to trade at 115.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) added 1.62% or 7.56 points to end at 474.61 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 1.21% or 3.02 points to 253.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 6.56% or 11.16 points to trade at 158.90 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 4.93% or 7.56 points to end at 145.86 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 4.07% or 12.02 points to 283.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which rose 9.44% to 57.86, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was up 8.51% to settle at 39.14 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which gained 5.60% to close at 10.84.
The worst performers were Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) which was down 13.30% to 75.20 in late trade, KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR) which lost 9.19% to settle at 120.78 and International Paper (NYSE:IP) which was down 7.25% to 51.30 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were 908 Devices Inc (NASDAQ:MASS) which rose 95.96% to 3.88, Freight Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:FRGT) which was up 54.90% to settle at 1.58 and Hoth Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:HOTH) which gained 42.53% to close at 1.24.
The worst performers were Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AGH) which was down 64.52% to 0.77 in late trade, NKGen Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:NKGN) which lost 62.91% to settle at 0.19 and Plus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PSTV) which was down 54.21% to 0.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2098 to 685 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2006 fell and 1285 advanced, while 133 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AGH) fell to all time lows; losing 64.52% or 1.40 to 0.77. Shares in NKGen Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:NKGN) fell to all time lows; losing 62.91% or 0.32 to 0.19. Shares in Plus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PSTV) fell to 5-year lows; losing 54.21% or 0.36 to 0.30.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.20% to 23.51 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.83% or 23.95 to $2,925.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.78% or 0.53 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.66 to trade at $70.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.25% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.17% to 149.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.05% at 105.55.