Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.41% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.67% or 8.28 points to trade at 318.43 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 1.59% or 2.25 points to end at 144.14 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was up 1.53% or 0.28 points to 18.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.50% or 1.12 points to trade at 43.62 at the close. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 1.20% or 1.22 points to end at 100.39 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.73% or 0.67 points to 91.05.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) which rose 8.33% to 27.96, Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) which was up 6.93% to settle at 242.80 and Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) which gained 4.97% to close at 78.10.
The worst performers were Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE:AYI) which was down 14.96% to 157.95 in late trade, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which lost 5.66% to settle at 42.97 and Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 5.44% to 15.11 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Pain Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTIE) which rose 103.15% to 9.040, Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DFFN) which was up 42.98% to settle at 1.7300 and Inpixon (NASDAQ:INPX) which gained 30.34% to close at 0.2900.
The worst performers were Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ:AMMA) which was down 40.56% to 0.85 in late trade, My Size Inc (NASDAQ:MYSZ) which lost 39.86% to settle at 1.72 and Aradigm Cor (NASDAQ:ARDM) which was down 38.23% to 3.700 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1819 to 1268 and 124 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1379 fell and 1146 advanced, while 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) rose to all time highs; up 6.93% or 15.74 to 242.80. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; up 2.67% or 8.28 to 318.43. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.59% or 2.25 to 144.14. Shares in Pain Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTIE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 103.15% or 4.590 to 9.040. Shares in Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ:AMMA) fell to all time lows; falling 40.56% or 0.58 to 0.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.57% to 10.05.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.46% or 6.10 to $1314.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.04% or 1.26 to hit $62.99 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.55% or 1.05 to trade at $68.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1939, while USD/JPY fell 0.47% to 112.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 92.22.