By Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.52%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 2.50% or 9.07 points to trade at 371.57 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.94% or 2.61 points to end at 137.21 and Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) was up 1.64% or 5.52 points to 341.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 2.08% or 3.55 points to trade at 167.02 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.32% or 1.33 points to end at 99.65 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 1.26% or 0.91 points to 71.17.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which rose 5.91% to 729.86, Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) which was up 5.37% to settle at 71.00 and Builders FirstSource Inc (NYSE:BLDR) which gained 5.31% to close at 154.25.
The worst performers were Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which was down 6.59% to 744.91 in late trade, Charles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) which lost 6.34% to settle at 178.08 and Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which was down 4.74% to 143.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Evaxion Biotech AS (NASDAQ:EVAX) which rose 344.59% to 3.78, H&E Equipment Services Inc (NASDAQ:HEES) which was up 105.48% to settle at 90.29 and Firefly Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:AIFF) which gained 65.79% to close at 3.15.
The worst performers were Meiwu Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WNW) which was down 68.33% to 0.95 in late trade, Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:PHIO) which lost 45.76% to settle at 3.58 and Mustang Bio Inc (NASDAQ:MBIO) which was down 35.77% to 0.14 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2050 to 753 and 65 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1826 rose and 1477 declined, while 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Charles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.34% or 12.06 to 178.08. Shares in Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.74% or 7.12 to 143.06. Shares in Evaxion Biotech AS (NASDAQ:EVAX) rose to all time lows; rising 344.59% or 2.93 to 3.78. Shares in H&E Equipment Services Inc (NASDAQ:HEES) rose to all time highs; rising 105.48% or 46.35 to 90.29.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.50% to 18.71.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.50% or 13.30 to $2,691.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.47% or 0.36 to hit $76.94 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.68% or 0.55 to trade at $80.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.61% to 1.03, while USD/JPY rose 0.32% to 157.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.71% at 109.03.
