Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.90%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.99%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.95% or 2.22 points to trade at 115.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.92% or 0.59 points to end at 31.27 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.73% or 4.07 points to 239.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 0.77% or 0.27 points to trade at 34.65 at the close. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) declined 0.18% or 0.08 points to end at 45.60 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 0.08% or 0.07 points to 92.79.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC) which rose 4.94% to 25.69, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was up 4.56% to settle at 20.42 and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) which gained 4.34% to close at 155.48.
The worst performers were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which was down 9.41% to 17.71 in late trade, Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) which lost 5.35% to settle at 12.04 and Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which was down 2.11% to 81.76 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) which rose 136.51% to 2.9800, Kirklands Inc (NASDAQ:KIRK) which was up 31.03% to settle at 10.98 and Ovid Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OVID) which gained 24.43% to close at 8.25.
The worst performers were Baozun Inc (NASDAQ:BZUN) which was down 24.19% to 26.23 in late trade, Tarena Intl Adr (NASDAQ:TEDU) which lost 24.18% to settle at 14.11 and Momo Inc (NASDAQ:MOMO) which was down 20.10% to 36.02 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2204 to 897 and 139 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1723 rose and 731 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.35% or 0.68 to 12.04. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.95% or 2.22 to 115.82.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 12.51% to 11.54.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.47% or 6.03 to $1290.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.69% or 0.33 to hit $47.86 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.24 to trade at $51.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1763, while USD/JPY rose 0.55% to 109.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 93.42.