Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.31% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which rose 4.47% or 3.60 points to trade at 84.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.03% or 1.31 points to end at 128.19 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 1.01% or 0.46 points to 45.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 0.83% or 1.62 points to trade at 194.68 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) declined 0.62% or 0.21 points to end at 33.55 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.54% or 0.50 points to 91.62.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which rose 4.80% to 53.03, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) which was up 4.67% to settle at 67.72 and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) which gained 4.47% to close at 84.13.
The worst performers were Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) which was down 7.39% to 42.46 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 6.68% to settle at 3.910 and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) which was down 3.19% to 31.59 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Roka Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:ROKA) which rose 134.57% to 1.9000, AnaptysBio Inc (NASDAQ:ANAB) which was up 101.17% to settle at 70.41 and LiNiu Technology Group (NASDAQ:LINU) which gained 43.51% to close at 2.210.
The worst performers were Rentech Inc (NASDAQ:RTK) which was down 37.02% to 0.240 in late trade, Cleantech Solutions International Inc (NASDAQ:CLNT) which lost 24.85% to settle at 4.900 and Neothetics Inc (NASDAQ:NEOT) which was down 21.69% to 0.53 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1930 to 1117 and 155 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1479 rose and 1035 declined, while 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.47% or 3.60 to 84.13. Shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.47% or 3.60 to 84.13. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.03% or 1.31 to 128.19. Shares in AnaptysBio Inc (NASDAQ:ANAB) rose to all time highs; rising 101.17% or 35.41 to 70.41.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.42% to 10.08.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.46% or 5.92 to $1290.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.64% or 1.31 to hit $50.89 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 0.74 to trade at $56.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.61% to 1.1812, while USD/JPY fell 0.21% to 112.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 93.07.