Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.76%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 1.85% or 3.34 points to trade at 184.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.55% or 2.39 points to end at 156.69 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 0.52% or 1.16 points to 226.27 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 4.53% or 8.81 points to trade at 185.58 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 2.38% or 5.43 points to end at 222.93 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 2.22% or 5.03 points to 221.34.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which rose 5.61% to 105.93, Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was up 3.40% to settle at 147.49 and Arconic Corp (NYSE:ARNC) which gained 3.27% to close at 35.40.
The worst performers were Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which was down 6.47% to 53.48 in late trade, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which lost 5.73% to settle at 71.86 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which was down 5.03% to 451.30 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Effector Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:EFTR) which rose 47.55% to 12.630, Arqit Quantum Inc (NASDAQ:ARQQ) which was up 35.33% to settle at 11.300 and Surrozen Inc (NASDAQ:SRZN) which gained 36.74% to close at 9.90.
The worst performers were CorMedix Inc (NASDAQ:CRMD) which was down 22.52% to 5.005 in late trade, Celularity Inc (NASDAQ:CELU) which lost 22.30% to settle at 6.76 and Sharecare Inc (NASDAQ:SHCR) which was down 21.75% to 7.160 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2241 to 992 and 123 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2202 fell and 1376 advanced, while 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.55% or 2.39 to 156.69. Shares in Arqit Quantum Inc (NASDAQ:ARQQ) rose to all time highs; gaining 35.33% or 2.950 to 11.300.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.54% to 18.14.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.07% or 37.90 to $1795.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.30% or 0.90 to hit $68.39 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.83% or 0.60 to trade at $71.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1841, while USD/JPY rose 0.42% to 110.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 92.552.