Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.18% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 4.84% or 4.20 points to trade at 90.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 4.57% or 14.79 points to end at 338.45 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 3.87% or 2.35 points to 63.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 2.90% or 5.78 points to trade at 193.27 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 0.51% or 2.92 points to end at 567.93 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was down 0.47% or 0.34 points to 71.75.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Viatris Inc (NASDAQ:VTRS) which rose 10.13% to 11.20, Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) which was up 9.93% to settle at 16.77 and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which gained 6.74% to close at 26.43.
The worst performers were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 6.12% to 30.83 in late trade, Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which lost 4.84% to settle at 179.16 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 4.80% to 241.15 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Leifras Co Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:LFS) which rose 596.36% to 11.49, Ridgetech Inc (NASDAQ:RDGT) which was up 76.33% to settle at 3.65 and MSP Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:MSPR) which gained 75.65% to close at 0.56.
The worst performers were Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SLRX) which was down 51.00% to 0.98 in late trade, Outset Medical Inc (NASDAQ:OM) which lost 48.47% to settle at 6.22 and Vor Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:VOR) which was down 47.66% to 9.84 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1758 to 983 and 80 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1796 rose and 1567 declined, while 162 ended unchanged.
Shares in Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) rose to all time highs; rising 4.57% or 14.79 to 338.45. Shares in Leifras Co Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:LFS) rose to all time highs; gaining 596.36% or 9.84 to 11.49. Shares in Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SLRX) fell to all time lows; losing 51.00% or 1.02 to 0.98. Shares in Ridgetech Inc (NASDAQ:RDGT) rose to 52-week highs; up 76.33% or 1.58 to 3.65. Shares in Outset Medical Inc (NASDAQ:OM) fell to all time lows; falling 48.47% or 5.85 to 6.22.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.82% to 17.28.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 12.76 to $4,134.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.41% or 0.85 to hit $60.98 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.59% or 1.02 to trade at $65.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 154.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 99.33.








