Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.75%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.32% or 3.55 points to trade at 156.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.36% or 0.99 points to end at 73.72 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 1.11% or 2.35 points to 213.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 3.83% or 10.17 points to trade at 255.59 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 3.26% or 11.06 points to end at 328.34 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 1.43% or 0.84 points to 57.77.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC) which rose 4.71% to 81.83, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was up 3.95% to settle at 25.78 and Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which gained 3.27% to close at 20.24.
The worst performers were Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) which was down 6.60% to 614.86 in late trade, MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) which lost 4.94% to settle at 591.07 and Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which was down 4.76% to 315.80 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Galera Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:GRTX) which rose 95.65% to 2.700, Mind Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MIND) which was up 29.93% to settle at 1.7800 and Alzamend Neuro Inc (NASDAQ:ALZN) which gained 28.33% to close at 3.08.
The worst performers were Adagio Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADGI) which was down 78.81% to 7.26 in late trade, Cabaletta Bio Inc (NASDAQ:CABA) which lost 73.14% to settle at 3.360 and Generation Bio Co (NASDAQ:GBIO) which was down 56.91% to 5.99 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2298 to 973 and 138 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2652 fell and 1155 advanced, while 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC) rose to all time highs; rising 4.71% or 3.68 to 81.83. Shares in Adagio Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADGI) fell to all time lows; losing 78.81% or 27.00 to 7.26. Shares in Cabaletta Bio Inc (NASDAQ:CABA) fell to all time lows; down 73.14% or 9.150 to 3.360. Shares in Generation Bio Co (NASDAQ:GBIO) fell to all time lows; down 56.91% or 7.91 to 5.99.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.78% to 21.89.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.95% or 16.95 to $1771.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.39% or 0.99 to hit $70.30 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $73.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1259, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 113.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.523.