Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 2.13% or 2.15 points to trade at 103.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 2.05% or 1.04 points to end at 51.75 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was up 1.53% or 1.37 points to 90.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 1.38% or 0.75 points to trade at 53.55 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.20% or 1.89 points to end at 155.17 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 0.87% or 1.20 points to 136.94.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were F5 Networks Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) which rose 12.63% to 123.94, EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which was up 5.11% to settle at 85.42 and Concho Resources Inc (NYSE:CXO) which gained 4.79% to close at 126.26.
The worst performers were Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) which was down 12.76% to 252.86 in late trade, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) which lost 10.88% to settle at 138.13 and TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) which was down 3.96% to 68.63 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI) which rose 136.19% to 2.480, Erickson Air-Crane Inc (NASDAQ:EAC) which was up 121.82% to settle at 1.220 and Ldr Holding (NASDAQ:LDRH) which gained 63.82% to close at 36.99.
The worst performers were Hailiang Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:HLG) which was down 49.38% to 4.05 in late trade, DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which lost 45.34% to settle at 1.2900 and Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) which was down 20.91% to 0.2610 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2074 to 1241 and 33 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1318 fell and 1240 advanced, while 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Concho Resources Inc (NYSE:CXO) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.79% or 5.77 to 126.26. Shares in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.53% or 1.37 to 90.71. Shares in China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI) rose to 52-week highs; up 136.19% or 1.430 to 2.480. Shares in Hailiang Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:HLG) fell to all time lows; losing 49.38% or 3.95 to 4.05. Shares in DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 45.34% or 1.0700 to 1.2900.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.78% to 14.03.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.45 to $1246.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.49% or 0.74 to hit $50.43 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.80% or 0.91 to trade at $51.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1357, while USD/JPY fell 0.20% to 107.34.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 93.86.