Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.76%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 0.76% or 1.82 points to trade at 241.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 0.73% or 3.28 points to end at 450.95 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 0.56% or 0.17 points to 30.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 3.58% or 12.56 points to trade at 338.32 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.67% or 1.46 points to end at 53.16 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was down 2.49% or 2.42 points to 94.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which rose 8.85% to 17.84, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was up 6.76% to settle at 126.09 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 5.11% to close at 18.29.
The worst performers were Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) which was down 8.04% to 310.74 in late trade, Pentair PLC (NYSE:PNR) which lost 7.11% to settle at 74.31 and Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which was down 5.71% to 106.33 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Regis Corporation (NASDAQ:RGS) which rose 304.73% to 20.52, Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CPOP) which was up 57.39% to settle at 1.81 and Griid Infrastructure Inc (NASDAQ:GRDI) which gained 43.48% to close at 1.98.
The worst performers were Beyond Air Inc (NASDAQ:XAIR) which was down 51.54% to 0.65 in late trade, Allarity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALLR) which lost 34.80% to settle at 0.21 and Vsee Health Inc (NASDAQ:VSEE) which was down 33.61% to 8.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1853 to 959 and 112 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2104 fell and 1230 advanced, while 147 ended unchanged.
Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.73% or 3.28 to 450.95. Shares in Beyond Air Inc (NASDAQ:XAIR) fell to all time lows; losing 51.54% or 0.69 to 0.65. Shares in Allarity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALLR) fell to all time lows; losing 34.80% or 0.11 to 0.21. Shares in Vsee Health Inc (NASDAQ:VSEE) fell to all time lows; losing 33.61% or 4.05 to 8.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.68% to 12.84.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.59% or 13.85 to $2,330.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.09% or 0.89 to hit $80.74 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.20% or 1.02 to trade at $84.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 159.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 105.29.