Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which rose 0.94% or 1.22 points to trade at 131.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 0.57% or 0.64 points to end at 113.07 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 0.57% or 1.01 points to 178.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.08% or 1.54 points to trade at 141.63 at the close. E I du Pont de Nemours & Co (NYSE:DD) declined 1.07% or 0.86 points to end at 79.14 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.50% or 1.15 points to 227.74.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which rose 3.80% to 43.93, Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which was up 3.13% to settle at 49.09 and Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which gained 2.58% to close at 46.57.
The worst performers were Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE:ADS) which was down 3.76% to 238.34 in late trade, Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which lost 3.17% to settle at 8.10 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which was down 2.71% to 95.30 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Retailmenot (NASDAQ:SALE) which rose 48.39% to 11.50, Payment Data Systems Inc (NASDAQ:PYDS) which was up 45.67% to settle at 1.850 and Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (NASDAQ:AIQ) which gained 26.87% to close at 12.750.
The worst performers were Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) which was down 62.50% to 0.60 in late trade, Cytori Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTX) which lost 34.88% to settle at 1.1200 and DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which was down 29.84% to 1.74 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1991 to 1216 and 40 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1400 rose and 1096 declined, while 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Avinger Inc (NASDAQ:AVGR) fell to all time lows; down 62.50% or 1.00 to 0.60. Shares in Cytori Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTX) fell to 52-week lows; falling 34.88% or 0.6000 to 1.1200. Shares in Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (NASDAQ:AIQ) rose to 52-week highs; up 26.87% or 2.700 to 12.750.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.69% to 15.13 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.73% or 21.65 to $1275.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.43% or 0.23 to hit $53.31 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.25% or 0.14 to trade at $56.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.0606, while USD/JPY fell 1.14% to 109.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 100.62.