Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.52%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.09% or 3.50 points to trade at 116.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.41% or 4.88 points to end at 207.42 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 1.77% or 4.31 points to 247.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.65% or 4.93 points to trade at 294.26 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.23% or 2.38 points to end at 191.62 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 1.09% or 1.04 points to 94.27.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 7.09% to 42.73, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) which was up 5.69% to settle at 3128.99 and Ralph Lauren Corp Class A (NYSE:RL) which gained 5.44% to close at 75.04.
The worst performers were Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CFG) which was down 5.11% to 24.51 in late trade, Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) which lost 3.99% to settle at 28.62 and Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) which was down 3.99% to 247.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were NanoVibronix Inc (NASDAQ:NAOV) which rose 103.46% to 1.200, Boxlight Corp Class A (NASDAQ:BOXL) which was up 21.28% to settle at 1.710 and Davidstea Inc (NASDAQ:DTEA) which gained 19.24% to close at 1.030.
The worst performers were Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) which was down 57.59% to 2.32 in late trade, Biosig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) which lost 33.66% to settle at 5.40 and Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) which was down 24.52% to 10.175 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1714 to 1361 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1459 fell and 1381 advanced, while 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vaccinex Inc (NASDAQ:VCNX) fell to all time lows; losing 57.59% or 3.15 to 2.32.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.31% to 26.86.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.33% or 6.30 to $1904.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.56% or 0.22 to hit $39.76 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.02 to trade at $41.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1709, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 104.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.993.