Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.43%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.37% or 1.02 points to trade at 75.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.24% or 1.77 points to end at 144.84 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.13% or 1.11 points to 99.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 2.33% or 3.20 points to trade at 134.29 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) declined 0.86% or 1.91 points to end at 219.39 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.78% or 3.33 points to 421.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which rose 5.59% to 41.58, APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) which was up 2.99% to settle at 23.09 and Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) which gained 2.88% to close at 139.50.
The worst performers were Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which was down 5.70% to 21.03 in late trade, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which lost 3.25% to settle at 403.84 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was down 2.33% to 134.29 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Baird Medical Investment Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:BDMD) which rose 623.81% to 7.60, Aptorum Group Ltd Class A (NASDAQ:APM) which was up 104.38% to settle at 2.80 and Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:COEP) which gained 77.42% to close at 5.50.
The worst performers were Energous Co (NASDAQ:WATT) which was down 61.89% to 1.01 in late trade, Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SGMO) which lost 56.41% to settle at 1.02 and Intrusion Inc (NASDAQ:INTZ) which was down 45.86% to 3.08 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1749 to 1045 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1707 fell and 1576 advanced, while 126 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.29% to 17.35.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.79% or 20.59 to $2,638.69 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.10% or 0.78 to hit $71.77 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.16% or 0.85 to trade at $74.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.46% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.29% to 157.29.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 108.24.
