Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.26% to hit a new 6-months high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 1.67% or 6.26 points to trade at 381.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.27% or 1.78 points to end at 142.03 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 1.25% or 0.72 points to 58.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 4.01% or 9.24 points to trade at 220.96 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) declined 2.78% or 1.17 points to end at 40.92 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.62% or 2.14 points to 129.90.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) which rose 23.21% to 70.45, Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) which was up 6.92% to settle at 77.26 and Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE:OMC) which gained 5.66% to close at 81.25.
The worst performers were HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) which was down 10.00% to 114.38 in late trade, Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) which lost 7.80% to settle at 151.04 and Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which was down 7.44% to 235.10 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were 360 Finance Inc (NASDAQ:QFIN) which rose 31.92% to 22.69, Iconix Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ:ICON) which was up 26.14% to settle at 1.93 and Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) which gained 25.84% to close at 0.280.
The worst performers were Uxin Ltd (NASDAQ:UXIN) which was down 36.07% to 1.95 in late trade, Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) which lost 33.33% to settle at 1.4600 and Wave Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:WVE) which was down 28.07% to 24.47 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1566 to 1405 and 118 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1468 rose and 1168 declined, while 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) rose to all time highs; rising 6.92% or 5.00 to 77.26. Shares in Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.80% or 12.78 to 151.04. Shares in Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE:OMC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.66% or 4.35 to 81.25. Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.44% or 18.90 to 235.10. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.01% or 9.24 to 220.96. Shares in 360 Finance Inc (NASDAQ:QFIN) rose to all time highs; up 31.92% or 5.49 to 22.69. Shares in Uxin Ltd (NASDAQ:UXIN) fell to all time lows; losing 36.07% or 1.10 to 1.95. Shares in Wave Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:WVE) fell to 52-week lows; down 28.07% or 9.55 to 24.47.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.14% to 12.18.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.92% or 11.85 to $1279.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.45% or 0.92 to hit $64.32 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $71.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1287, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 112.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 96.722.