Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the added 1.24% to hit a new 1-month high, while the index gained 0.88%, and the index added 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the were 3M Company (NYSE:), which rose 4.16% or 5.86 points to trade at 146.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:) added 3.29% or 2.33 points to end at 73.17 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) was up 3.20% or 12.34 points to 398.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 3.19% or 7.34 points to trade at 222.64 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:) declined 2.00% or 3.23 points to end at 158.24 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) was down 1.72% or 1.69 points to 96.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:) which rose 8.48% to 185.35, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 7.17% to settle at 172.57 and Prologis Inc (NYSE:) which gained 7.12% to close at 117.27.
The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 9.19% to 11.37 in late trade, Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ:) which lost 6.04% to settle at 381.07 and Lennar Corporation (NYSE:) which was down 5.93% to 133.14 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Asset Entities Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 94.43% to 0.90, Dogwood Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 68.45% to settle at 3.15 and US Energy Corp (NASDAQ:) which gained 63.36% to close at 3.79.
The worst performers were Canoo Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 72.59% to 0.37 in late trade, Orangekloud Technology Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 36.88% to settle at 0.71 and Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 29.80% to 0.32 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2209 to 612 and 48 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2224 rose and 1113 declined, while 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.48% or 14.49 to 185.35. Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.16% or 5.86 to 146.89. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.72% or 1.69 to 96.24. Shares in Canoo Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 72.59% or 0.98 to 0.37. Shares in US Energy Corp (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; up 63.36% or 1.47 to 3.79. Shares in Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 29.80% or 0.14 to 0.32.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.74% to 15.06.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.29% or 7.87 to $2,756.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.85% or 1.43 to hit $75.96 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.90% or 0.72 to trade at $79.43 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 155.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.30% at 107.78.
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