Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.31%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.35%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 1.90% or 4.53 points to trade at 242.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.35% or 3.75 points to end at 281.07 and Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was up 1.01% or 0.55 points to 55.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 4.25% or 10.13 points to trade at 228.16 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.55% or 3.38 points to end at 215.20 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was down 1.46% or 4.69 points to 317.05.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) which rose 2.37% to 153.06, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) which was up 2.15% to settle at 383.62 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) which gained 1.90% to close at 242.40.
The worst performers were ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG) which was down 5.40% to 33.99 in late trade, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) which lost 4.98% to settle at 13.75 and Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which was down 4.86% to 30.71 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Allied Healthcare Products Inc (NASDAQ:AHPI) which rose 127.40% to 9.005, Red Cat Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RCAT) which was up 59.93% to settle at 4.750 and Orbsat Corp (NASDAQ:OSAT) which gained 39.43% to close at 9.300.
The worst performers were SGOCO Group Ltd (NASDAQ:SGOC) which was down 52.25% to 9.550 in late trade, Mediaco Holding Inc (NASDAQ:MDIA) which lost 50.82% to settle at 8.360 and Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) which was down 28.99% to 4.58 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2438 to 751 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2696 fell and 790 advanced, while 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.37% or 3.55 to 153.06. Shares in Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.90% or 4.53 to 242.40. Shares in Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) rose to all time highs; up 1.90% or 4.53 to 242.40. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.35% or 3.75 to 281.07. Shares in Orbsat Corp (NASDAQ:OSAT) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 39.43% or 2.630 to 9.300. Shares in Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) fell to all time lows; losing 28.99% or 1.87 to 4.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.88% to 17.12.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.12% or 2.15 to $1808.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.67% or 1.24 to hit $75.34 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.82% or 1.37 to trade at $76.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1779, while USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 110.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 92.773.