Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.49% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 3.02% or 7.55 points to trade at 257.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 2.60% or 1.35 points to end at 53.19 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 2.39% or 6.78 points to 289.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.14% or 2.72 points to trade at 236.58 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 0.76% or 0.33 points to end at 43.33 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.61% or 0.74 points to 119.68.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which rose 5.02% to 66.47, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was up 4.59% to settle at 15.71 and Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which gained 4.11% to close at 24.82.
The worst performers were Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) which was down 7.13% to 37.80 in late trade, Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which lost 6.03% to settle at 68.58 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was down 4.88% to 14.62 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTI) which rose 161.28% to 6.14, Apollo Medical Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMEH) which was up 53.79% to settle at 16.67 and Repros Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RPRX) which gained 41.45% to close at 0.66.
The worst performers were Dextera Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:DXTR) which was down 35.04% to 0.0890 in late trade, Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which lost 24.05% to settle at 4.200 and Casi Pharma (NASDAQ:CASI) which was down 20.00% to 2.6800 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1694 to 1396 and 128 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1399 fell and 1108 advanced, while 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in Edison International (NYSE:EIX) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.03% or 4.40 to 68.58. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; rising 3.02% or 7.55 to 257.68. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to all time highs; rising 2.39% or 6.78 to 289.94. Shares in Dextera Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:DXTR) fell to all time lows; losing 35.04% or 0.0480 to 0.0890. Shares in Apollo Medical Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMEH) rose to 52-week highs; rising 53.79% or 5.83 to 16.67.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.78% to 9.88.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.07% or 0.90 to $1246.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.31% or 0.76 to hit $57.23 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.76% or 1.14 to trade at $63.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1747, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 113.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 94.02.