Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.40%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.59% or 0.74 points to trade at 47.39 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 1.29% or 1.37 points to end at 107.86 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 0.83% or 0.77 points to 93.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), which fell 2.29% or 1.83 points to trade at 78.00 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 2.11% or 7.52 points to end at 349.51 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.74% or 2.04 points to 115.35.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which rose 10.57% to 184.72, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was up 7.76% to settle at 8.61 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which gained 5.15% to close at 199.31.
The worst performers were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which was down 5.66% to 8.16 in late trade, Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) which lost 5.58% to settle at 58.17 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which was down 5.53% to 32.27 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Pyxis Tankers Inc (NASDAQ:PXS) which rose 53.89% to 2.9700, EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EYEG) which was up 34.66% to settle at 0.420 and Hudson Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:HDSN) which gained 32.96% to close at 0.960.
The worst performers were EverQuote Inc Class A (NASDAQ:EVER) which was down 43.49% to 6.73 in late trade, PHI Inc (NASDAQ:PHIIK) which lost 25.27% to settle at 4.76 and CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ:CTIB) which was down 24.30% to 3.02 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1624 to 1451 and 78 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1317 fell and 1312 advanced, while 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.57% or 17.66 to 184.72. Shares in Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) fell to all time lows; losing 5.66% or 0.49 to 8.16. Shares in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.53% or 1.89 to 32.27. Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.83% or 0.77 to 93.47. Shares in EverQuote Inc Class A (NASDAQ:EVER) fell to all time lows; losing 43.49% or 5.18 to 6.73. Shares in PHI Inc (NASDAQ:PHIIK) fell to all time lows; falling 25.27% or 1.61 to 4.76. Shares in CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ:CTIB) fell to 5-year lows; falling 24.30% or 0.97 to 3.02.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.10% to 20.02.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1203.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 7.89% or 4.73 to hit $55.20 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 7.12% or 4.99 to trade at $65.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.61% to 1.1288, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 113.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 97.00.