Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.08%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which rose 1.31% or 0.34 points to trade at 26.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.13% or 2.31 points to end at 206.27 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.80% or 0.27 points to 33.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 0.94% or 0.55 points to trade at 58.18 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 0.78% or 0.49 points to end at 62.34 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 0.70% or 0.23 points to 33.17.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which rose 2.85% to 31.37, Mallinckrodt (NYSE:MNK) which was up 2.84% to settle at 43.05 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which gained 2.76% to close at 91.73.
The worst performers were Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) which was down 7.36% to 33.25 in late trade, Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) which lost 7.03% to settle at 13.88 and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which was down 4.78% to 255.98 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARNA) which rose 41.38% to 26.000, Opexa Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OPXA) which was up 29.27% to settle at 1.010 and Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) which gained 27.80% to close at 0.1770.
The worst performers were Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KTOV) which was down 33.85% to 1.290 in late trade, Tandem Dtes Care (NASDAQ:TNDM) which lost 23.77% to settle at 0.58 and Caredx Inc (NASDAQ:CDNA) which was down 20.62% to 1.270 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1641 to 1445 and 149 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1274 rose and 1196 declined, while 155 ended unchanged.
Shares in Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.36% or 2.64 to 33.25. Shares in Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.03% or 1.05 to 13.88. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; rising 1.13% or 2.31 to 206.27. Shares in Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARNA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 41.38% or 7.610 to 26.000. Shares in Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KTOV) fell to all time lows; losing 33.85% or 0.660 to 1.290. Shares in Tandem Dtes Care (NASDAQ:TNDM) fell to all time lows; down 23.77% or 0.18 to 0.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.53% to 10.94.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.21% or 2.59 to $1215.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.64% or 0.73 to hit $45.13 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.51% or 0.71 to trade at $47.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.1463, while USD/JPY fell 0.14% to 113.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.53.