By Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.86%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON), which rose 3.87% or 8.71 points to trade at 233.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.22% or 5.12 points to end at 423.13 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was up 1.02% or 2.11 points to 208.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 7.14% or 22.97 points to trade at 298.84 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 3.47% or 0.87 points to end at 24.18 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was down 2.66% or 1.23 points to 45.04.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) which rose 6.55% to 62.66, DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) which was up 5.73% to settle at 74.34 and Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE:LYV) which gained 4.77% to close at 129.70.
The worst performers were The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which was down 7.78% to 25.85 in late trade, GE Vernova LLC (NYSE:GEV) which lost 7.36% to settle at 323.71 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) which was down 7.14% to 298.84 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Shineco Inc (NASDAQ:SISI) which rose 2,517.39% to 3.01, BTC Digital Ltd (NASDAQ:BTCT) which was up 316.67% to settle at 10.50 and Nano Labs Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:NA) which gained 134.04% to close at 7.70.
The worst performers were Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:ACAB) which was down 47.06% to 5.77 in late trade, Neurogene Inc (NASDAQ:NGNE) which lost 44.08% to settle at 40.00 and Rockwell Medical Inc (NASDAQ:RMTI) which was down 39.14% to 2.83 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2200 to 627 and 49 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2226 fell and 1072 advanced, while 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE:LYV) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.77% or 5.90 to 129.70. Shares in Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.87% or 8.71 to 233.91. Shares in Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.66% or 1.23 to 45.04. Shares in Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:ACAB) fell to all time lows; falling 47.06% or 5.13 to 5.77. Shares in BTC Digital Ltd (NASDAQ:BTCT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 316.67% or 7.98 to 10.50.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.74% to 14.71 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 13.20 to $2,604.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $68.00 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $71.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.59% to 154.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 105.84.
