Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.51% or 7.96 points to trade at 234.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.86% or 1.25 points to end at 68.39 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 1.57% or 4.95 points to 320.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 1.67% or 4.13 points to trade at 243.74 at the close. Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.45% or 4.43 points to end at 300.43 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 1.08% or 1.92 points to 176.49.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which rose 5.85% to 736.03, GE Vernova LLC (NYSE:GEV) which was up 3.84% to settle at 625.46 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which gained 3.51% to close at 234.83.
The worst performers were Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NASDAQ:KDP) which was down 6.95% to 28.94 in late trade, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) which lost 4.01% to settle at 94.60 and Brown Forman (NYSE:BFb) which was down 3.83% to 29.85 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd DRC (NASDAQ:CMMB) which rose 290.85% to 3.40, Invivyd Inc (NASDAQ:IVVD) which was up 85.81% to settle at 1.04 and EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) which gained 70.25% to close at 50.87.
The worst performers were WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (OTC:WLGSF) which was down 86.59% to 0.01 in late trade, ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) which lost 66.38% to settle at 0.26 and JStar Holding Co Ltd (NASDAQ:YMAT) which was down 64.63% to 2.03 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1478 to 1272 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1944 rose and 1349 declined, while 166 ended unchanged.
Shares in Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NASDAQ:KDP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.95% or 2.16 to 28.94. Shares in Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd DRC (NASDAQ:CMMB) rose to 52-week highs; up 290.85% or 2.53 to 3.40. Shares in WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (OTC:WLGSF) fell to all time lows; losing 86.59% or 0.04 to 0.01. Shares in EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) rose to 5-year highs; up 70.25% or 20.99 to 50.87. Shares in JStar Holding Co Ltd (NASDAQ:YMAT) fell to all time lows; down 64.63% or 3.71 to 2.03.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.88% to 14.66.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.67% or 22.95 to $3,440.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.21% or 1.43 to hit $63.37 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.08% or 1.42 to trade at $66.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.21% to 147.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 98.16.
