Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.18% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 5.53% or 10.69 points to trade at 203.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 3.43% or 4.67 points to end at 140.79 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.23% or 0.63 points to 52.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which fell 2.61% or 6.32 points to trade at 236.09 at the close. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 0.73% or 0.17 points to end at 23.19 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 0.71% or 0.93 points to 130.54.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) which rose 12.65% to 205.42, Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was up 7.51% to settle at 57.44 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) which gained 5.53% to close at 203.89.
The worst performers were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which was down 4.90% to 16.00 in late trade, Xylem Inc (NYSE:XYL) which lost 4.14% to settle at 63.23 and Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which was down 3.84% to 21.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Neothetics Inc (NASDAQ:NEOT) which rose 231.15% to 1.72, Social Reality Inc (NASDAQ:SRAX) which was up 70.73% to settle at 4.9000 and Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ:DEST) which gained 48.75% to close at 2.38.
The worst performers were Adomani Inc (NASDAQ:ADOM) which was down 25.69% to 4.83 in late trade, Immune Design Corp (NASDAQ:IMDZ) which lost 18.81% to settle at 8.20 and TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) which was down 15.81% to 24.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1776 to 1283 and 150 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1599 fell and 921 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; up 5.53% or 10.69 to 203.89. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; up 5.53% or 10.69 to 203.89. Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.43% or 4.67 to 140.79. Shares in Adomani Inc (NASDAQ:ADOM) fell to all time lows; losing 25.69% or 1.67 to 4.83.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.94% to 10.30 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.13% or 14.66 to $1288.34 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.35% or 0.18 to hit $52.05 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.39 to trade at $58.21 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1768, while USD/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 112.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.36.