Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.43%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.49%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 3.51% or 7.20 points to trade at 212.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) added 3.47% or 1.34 points to end at 39.93 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 2.90% or 4.05 points to 143.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 2.23% or 1.54 points to trade at 67.62 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 1.62% or 0.85 points to end at 51.64 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.52% or 1.78 points to 114.95.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) which rose 12.14% to 324.36, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) which was up 10.46% to settle at 117.42 and Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) which gained 9.68% to close at 164.95.
The worst performers were IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) which was down 26.87% to 164.04 in late trade, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) which lost 6.83% to settle at 433.66 and Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 6.33% to 57.74 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Naked Brand Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAKD) which rose 44.58% to 6.000, Medpace Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MEDP) which was up 30.38% to settle at 61.37 and Aytu BioScience Inc (NASDAQ:AYTU) which gained 20.70% to close at 0.3435.
The worst performers were Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) which was down 38.00% to 0.496 in late trade, GDS Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GDS) which lost 37.18% to settle at 21.83 and JMU Ltd (NASDAQ:JMU) which was down 34.14% to 1.910 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2074 to 1002 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1623 rose and 951 declined, while 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in Illumina Inc (NASDAQ:ILMN) rose to all time highs; up 12.14% or 35.12 to 324.36. Shares in Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.47% or 1.34 to 39.93. Shares in Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) fell to all time lows; falling 38.00% or 0.304 to 0.496. Shares in Medpace Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MEDP) rose to all time highs; up 30.38% or 14.30 to 61.37.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.89% to 12.85.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.40 to $1223.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.97% or 1.38 to hit $68.75 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.29 to trade at $74.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1698, while USD/JPY rose 0.65% to 111.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 94.28.