Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.64%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 5.59% or 6.87 points to trade at 129.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.92% or 9.99 points to end at 352.54 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 2.46% or 4.89 points to 203.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 17.79% or 67.37 points to trade at 311.38 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 4.71% or 3.79 points to end at 76.64 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 3.70% or 5.70 points to 148.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which rose 22.63% to 191.56, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was up 15.99% to settle at 38.88 and Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which gained 8.10% to close at 128.05.
The worst performers were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) which was down 17.79% to 311.38 in late trade, Elevance Health Inc (NYSE:ELV) which lost 9.91% to settle at 375.40 and Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which was down 9.53% to 228.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CDIO) which rose 3,301.14% to 5.35, TNL Mediagene (NASDAQ:TNMG) which was up 122.63% to settle at 0.72 and TEN Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:XHLD) which gained 112.29% to close at 1.38.
The worst performers were Polyrizon Ltd (NASDAQ:PLRZ) which was down 91.86% to 0.03 in late trade, Affimed NV (NASDAQ:AFMD) which lost 80.66% to settle at 0.13 and Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (OTC:HEPA) which was down 57.55% to 0.14 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1670 to 1111 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1797 rose and 1517 declined, while 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) fell to 3-years lows; losing 17.79% or 67.37 to 311.38. Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) rose to all time highs; rising 8.10% or 9.59 to 128.05. Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.53% or 24.11 to 228.75. Shares in Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) fell to 3-years lows; down 17.79% or 67.37 to 311.38. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.46% or 4.89 to 203.42. Shares in Polyrizon Ltd (NASDAQ:PLRZ) fell to all time lows; losing 91.86% or 0.32 to 0.03. Shares in Affimed NV (NASDAQ:AFMD) fell to all time lows; down 80.66% or 0.56 to 0.13. Shares in Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (OTC:HEPA) fell to all time lows; falling 57.55% or 0.18 to 0.14.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.92% to 18.22 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.95% or 30.69 to $3,258.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.76% or 1.71 to hit $63.66 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.45% or 1.59 to trade at $66.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.95% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.67% to 147.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.83% at 100.75.