Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 1.61% or 7.25 points to trade at 457.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 1.57% or 0.62 points to end at 40.08 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.25% or 4.37 points to 353.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.91% or 3.40 points to trade at 174.99 at the close. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.67% or 8.18 points to end at 481.05 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 1.13% or 0.35 points to 30.63.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which rose 6.34% to 16.11, Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ:TER) which was up 4.84% to settle at 151.75 and United Rentals Inc (NYSE:URI) which gained 4.13% to close at 644.89.
The worst performers were Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) which was down 6.29% to 62.26 in late trade, Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) which lost 4.98% to settle at 148.72 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:WST) which was down 4.17% to 322.07 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FORD) which rose 723.41% to 4.01, Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ:CMTL) which was up 87.56% to settle at 4.07 and Actelis Networks Inc (NASDAQ:ASNS) which gained 84.35% to close at 2.12.
The worst performers were Solidion Technology Inc (NASDAQ:STI) which was down 64.35% to 0.69 in late trade, DermTech Inc (NASDAQ:DMTK) which lost 56.24% to settle at 0.15 and Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Llc (NASDAQ:ZNTL) which was down 50.66% to 4.14 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1514 to 1308 and 115 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2127 fell and 1229 advanced, while 117 ended unchanged.
Shares in Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ:TER) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.84% or 7.01 to 151.75. Shares in Forward Industries Inc (NASDAQ:FORD) rose to all time lows; up 723.41% or 3.52 to 4.01. Shares in DermTech Inc (NASDAQ:DMTK) fell to all time lows; falling 56.24% or 0.19 to 0.15. Shares in Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Llc (NASDAQ:ZNTL) fell to all time lows; down 50.66% or 4.25 to 4.14.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.53% to 12.30.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.66% or 15.30 to $2,344.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.34% or 1.07 to hit $80.79 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 1.16 to trade at $85.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 157.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 104.89.