Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.01% or 2.06 points to trade at 104.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.08% or 0.73 points to end at 68.09 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.98% or 1.10 points to 113.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which fell 1.86% or 0.56 points to trade at 29.54 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.24% or 0.66 points to end at 52.42 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 0.95% or 1.46 points to 152.03.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE:MJN) which rose 11.06% to 83.78, Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which was up 3.82% to settle at 31.83 and EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which gained 3.10% to close at 62.58.
The worst performers were Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which was down 22.60% to 32.57 in late trade, Mallinckrodt (NYSE:MNK) which lost 14.51% to settle at 59.51 and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) which was down 7.07% to 25.37 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Celator Pharm (NASDAQ:CPXX) which rose 432.14% to 8.94, Skyline Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SKLN) which was up 46.07% to settle at 0.2600 and RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) which gained 43.95% to close at 0.7500.
The worst performers were Quantum Fuel Systems Inc (NASDAQ:QTWW) which was down 56.16% to 0.3595 in late trade, Linn Co LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO) which lost 41.71% to settle at 0.3900 and Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ZYNE) which was down 31.53% to 14.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2428 to 912 and 28 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1951 fell and 649 advanced, while 44 ended unchanged.
Shares in Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 22.60% or 9.51 to 32.57. Shares in Celator Pharm (NASDAQ:CPXX) rose to all time highs; gaining 432.14% or 7.26 to 8.94. Shares in Quantum Fuel Systems Inc (NASDAQ:QTWW) fell to all time lows; losing 56.16% or 0.4605 to 0.3595.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.30% to 16.97.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.91% or 11.30 to $1233.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 2.15% or 0.80 to hit $36.38 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.05% or 0.81 to trade at $38.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1109, while USD/JPY fell 0.59% to 113.16.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 96.66.