Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.54% or 1.02 points to trade at 67.41 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.44% or 2.30 points to end at 162.45 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.39% or 1.87 points to 136.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 2.57% or 1.55 points to trade at 58.69 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 2.26% or 4.26 points to end at 184.44 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.59% or 2.01 points to 124.16.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) which rose 11.78% to 94.49, SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) which was up 7.28% to settle at 284.00 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which gained 7.14% to close at 39.48.
The worst performers were Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 18.88% to 16.59 in late trade, Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which lost 16.69% to settle at 15.12 and Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which was down 6.81% to 24.23 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE:REXN) which rose 78.92% to 3.650, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX) which was up 29.84% to settle at 1.6100 and MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ:MMYT) which gained 21.16% to close at 29.32.
The worst performers were Yayyo Inc (NASDAQ:YAYO) which was down 63.46% to 0.391 in late trade, Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:PHIO) which lost 57.27% to settle at 2.85 and Alkaline Water Company Inc (NASDAQ:WTER) which was down 32.43% to 1.000 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1906 to 893 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1632 rose and 1003 declined, while 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) rose to all time highs; gaining 11.78% or 9.96 to 94.49. Shares in Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.88% or 3.86 to 16.59. Shares in SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) rose to all time highs; rising 7.28% or 19.26 to 284.00. Shares in Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) fell to 52-week lows; down 16.69% or 3.03 to 15.12. Shares in Yayyo Inc (NASDAQ:YAYO) fell to all time lows; falling 63.46% or 0.679 to 0.391. Shares in Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:PHIO) fell to all time lows; down 57.27% or 3.82 to 2.85. Shares in Alkaline Water Company Inc (NASDAQ:WTER) fell to 52-week lows; losing 32.43% or 0.480 to 1.000.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.93% to 15.18.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.53% or 8.35 to $1571.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.77% or 0.38 to hit $49.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $54.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.0919, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 109.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 98.638.