Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.69% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.65%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 1.86% or 3.16 points to trade at 173.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.44% or 1.19 points to end at 83.72 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 1.41% or 2.41 points to 172.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 0.98% or 0.96 points to trade at 96.52 at the close. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 0.83% or 0.15 points to end at 17.83 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was down 0.08% or 0.08 points to 98.93.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) which rose 9.30% to 64.86, TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was up 7.64% to settle at 32.81 and Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which gained 4.77% to close at 82.66.
The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 30.39% to 52.79 in late trade, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which lost 8.19% to settle at 45.84 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was down 5.88% to 11.360 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Valeritas Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:VLRX) which rose 64.73% to 4.81, Atlantic Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ATAC) which was up 50.75% to settle at 15.00 and Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EKSO) which gained 41.44% to close at 4.13.
The worst performers were Acasti Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ACST) which was down 32.58% to 2.090 in late trade, Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) which lost 25.68% to settle at 8.250 and OptimumBank Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OPHC) which was down 23.21% to 5.951 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2082 to 1030 and 114 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1611 rose and 921 declined, while 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.30% or 5.52 to 64.86. Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 5-year lows; down 0.83% or 0.15 to 17.83. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; up 1.41% or 2.41 to 172.86. Shares in Atlantic Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:ATAC) rose to all time highs; up 50.75% or 5.05 to 15.00. Shares in Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) fell to 52-week lows; down 25.68% or 2.850 to 8.250.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.11% to 9.68.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.41% or 5.25 to $1280.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.83% or 0.47 to hit $56.89 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.31 to trade at $62.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1740, while USD/JPY fell 0.16% to 112.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.88.