Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.40% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.51% or 2.64 points to trade at 108.00 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 1.14% or 1.29 points to end at 114.11 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.09% or 0.91 points to 84.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which fell 0.37% or 0.26 points to trade at 69.25 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.12% or 0.11 points to end at 94.32 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was down 0.03% or 0.01 points to 30.07.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 7.17% to 12.10, Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) which was up 6.61% to settle at 1578.13 and Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI) which gained 5.70% to close at 43.94.
The worst performers were CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) which was down 11.85% to 73.51 in late trade, Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which lost 7.46% to settle at 14.51 and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which was down 6.84% to 9.40 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Adesto Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:IOTS) which rose 28.12% to 2.05, China Natural Resources Inc (NASDAQ:CHNR) which was up 26.92% to settle at 1.9800 and Osiris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OSIR) which gained 23.63% to close at 5.18.
The worst performers were BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) which was down 47.89% to 1.360 in late trade, American Public Education Inc (NASDAQ:APEI) which lost 26.12% to settle at 14.85 and LB Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) which was down 23.23% to 9.75 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1775 to 1330 and 110 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1318 rose and 1128 declined, while 178 ended unchanged.
Shares in CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 11.85% or 9.88 to 73.51. Shares in Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) rose to all time highs; up 6.61% or 97.80 to 1578.13.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.55% to 18.42.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.27% or 3.40 to $1276.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.36% or 0.16 to hit $44.73 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.82% or 0.38 to trade at $45.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1020, while USD/JPY rose 0.63% to 105.13.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 97.93.