Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.37%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which rose 2.39% or 1.27 points to trade at 54.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 1.66% or 2.47 points to end at 151.44 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.20% or 1.61 points to 135.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 0.87% or 0.37 points to trade at 42.06 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 0.58% or 1.52 points to end at 261.12 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 0.40% or 0.50 points to 123.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) which rose 8.17% to 184.79, Arconic Corp (NYSE:ARNC) which was up 5.69% to settle at 30.45 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 5.66% to close at 28.00.
The worst performers were H&R Block Inc (NYSE:HRB) which was down 7.88% to 16.30 in late trade, Alliance Data Systems Corp (NYSE:ADS) which lost 6.12% to settle at 76.10 and AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) which was down 5.35% to 1095.22 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Curis Inc (NASDAQ:CRIS) which rose 347.22% to 6.440, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:LXRX) which was up 71.10% to settle at 2.96 and IGM Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:IGMS) which gained 60.41% to close at 116.97.
The worst performers were Codiak BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ:CDAK) which was down 19.54% to 16.07 in late trade, Meten Edtechx Education Group Ltd (NASDAQ:METX) which lost 19.45% to settle at 2.36 and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ARCT) which was down 19.13% to 100.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1868 to 1216 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1757 rose and 1220 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX) rose to all time highs; rising 8.17% or 13.96 to 184.79. Shares in Curis Inc (NASDAQ:CRIS) rose to 3-years highs; rising 347.22% or 5.000 to 6.440. Shares in Meten Edtechx Education Group Ltd (NASDAQ:METX) fell to all time lows; losing 19.45% or 0.57 to 2.36. Shares in IGM Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:IGMS) rose to all time highs; rising 60.41% or 44.05 to 116.97.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.86% to 20.69.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.44% or 8.25 to $1874.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.13 to hit $45.63 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.10 to trade at $48.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.2102, while USD/JPY rose 0.11% to 104.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 90.983.