Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.07% to hit a new 1-month low, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.82%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 3.88% or 3.61 points to trade at 96.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 1.15% or 0.47 points to end at 41.48 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.83% or 2.37 points to 286.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 6.00% or 21.49 points to trade at 336.54 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) declined 4.43% or 10.32 points to end at 222.55 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was down 2.80% or 5.23 points to 181.37.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which rose 4.73% to 100.83, Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was up 4.18% to settle at 23.69 and CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) which gained 4.14% to close at 33.44.
The worst performers were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) which was down 6.00% to 336.54 in late trade, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which lost 5.94% to settle at 152.80 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 5.56% to 228.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OLMA) which rose 136.39% to 20.14, Epsium Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ:EPSM) which was up 90.30% to settle at 2.70 and Leifras Co Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:LFS) which gained 68.39% to close at 6.50.
The worst performers were Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) which was down 39.24% to 0.27 in late trade, SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which lost 37.14% to settle at 5.28 and Trugolf Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TRUG) which was down 32.61% to 1.24 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1461 to 1271 and 98 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1747 rose and 1626 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.73% or 4.55 to 100.83. Shares in Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.18% or 0.95 to 23.69. Shares in Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OLMA) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 136.39% or 11.62 to 20.14. Shares in Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) fell to all time lows; down 39.24% or 0.17 to 0.27. Shares in SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) fell to all time lows; down 37.14% or 3.12 to 5.28. Shares in Trugolf Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TRUG) fell to all time lows; down 32.61% or 0.60 to 1.24.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.23% to 24.67 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.17% or 6.89 to $4,067.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.17% or 0.70 to hit $60.56 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.57 to trade at $64.77 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 155.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 99.49.
