Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.65%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 3.55% or 8.81 points to trade at 256.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 2.90% or 2.96 points to end at 105.01 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 2.35% or 1.79 points to 77.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.68% or 3.23 points to trade at 188.94 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 1.31% or 2.34 points to end at 176.47 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 0.84% or 1.11 points to 130.69.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) which rose 8.43% to 162.09, Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was up 7.10% to settle at 78.76 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which gained 6.52% to close at 354.64.
The worst performers were Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was down 17.54% to 6.91 in late trade, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) which lost 13.04% to settle at 19.00 and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which was down 5.33% to 55.05 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KTOV) which rose 169.23% to 2.800, Tyme Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:TYME) which was up 46.34% to settle at 3.60 and China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CCCL) which gained 40.97% to close at 2.0300.
The worst performers were Luokung Technology Corp (NASDAQ:LKCO) which was down 46.96% to 12.200 in late trade, Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) which lost 35.06% to settle at 0.130 and Estre USA Inc Class A (NASDAQ:ESTR) which was down 31.73% to 1.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1931 to 1115 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1778 rose and 860 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 17.54% or 1.47 to 6.91. Shares in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) fell to 5-year lows; losing 13.04% or 2.85 to 19.00. Shares in Bio Path Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BPTH) fell to 5-year lows; falling 35.06% or 0.070 to 0.130.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.46% to 18.60.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.16% or 2.05 to $1289.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.11% or 1.57 to hit $52.08 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.78% or 1.64 to trade at $60.63 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.1415, while USD/JPY rose 0.49% to 108.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 95.540.