Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the declined 0.02%, while the index declined 0.05%, and the index climbed 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.08% or 8.73 points to trade at 427.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:) added 1.50% or 1.21 points to end at 82.02 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 0.97% or 3.06 points to 319.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:), which fell 5.03% or 2.20 points to trade at 41.50 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:) declined 2.31% or 3.11 points to end at 131.73 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) was down 1.93% or 0.44 points to 22.40.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:) which rose 10.47% to 131.41, General Motors Company (NYSE:) which was up 9.81% to settle at 53.73 and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:) which gained 6.85% to close at 157.47.
The worst performers were Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:) which was down 20.97% to 113.11 in late trade, GE Aerospace (NYSE:) which lost 9.05% to settle at 176.66 and PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:) which was down 7.24% to 133.81 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 161.65% to 0.54, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 137.75% to settle at 3.59 and ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 90.22% to close at 0.42.
The worst performers were NeoConcept International Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 36.86% to 0.88 in late trade, JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 35.87% to settle at 1.43 and Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 32.07% to 1.25 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1609 to 1182 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1738 fell and 1519 advanced, while 151 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 10.47% or 12.45 to 131.41. Shares in Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 20.97% or 30.01 to 113.11. Shares in General Motors Company (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.81% or 4.80 to 53.73. Shares in Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.85% or 10.10 to 157.47. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 1.50% or 1.21 to 82.02.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.93% to 18.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 22.90 to $2,761.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.91% or 1.34 to hit $71.38 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.87% or 1.39 to trade at $75.68 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.20% to 151.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.91.
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