Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 0.71% or 1.98 points to trade at 279.52 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 0.58% or 1.56 points to end at 268.48 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.50% or 0.59 points to 117.89 in late trade.
Biggest losers included 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which lost 1.28% or 2.17 points to trade at 167.66 in late trade. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.94% or 3.31 points to end at 347.90 and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) shed 0.86% or 0.60 points to 69.06.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were AutoZone Inc (NYSE:AZO) which rose 6.79% to 1250.00, NortonLifeLock Inc (NASDAQ:NLOK) which was up 3.46% to settle at 26.28 and Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which gained 3.03% to close at 156.17.
The worst performers were Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which was down 4.37% to 25.84 in late trade, Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which lost 3.85% to settle at 133.54 and Cboe Global Markets Inc (NYSE:CBOE) which was down 3.29% to 115.72 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Technical Communications (NASDAQ:TCCO) which rose 308.16% to 8.000, Lmp Automotive Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LMPX) which was up 75.54% to settle at 13.92 and Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ:VERO) which gained 73.67% to close at 5.21.
The worst performers were Francescas Holdings (NASDAQ:FRAN) which was down 37.27% to 12.44 in late trade, Conns Inc (NASDAQ:CONN) which lost 33.41% to settle at 13.65 and Advaxis Inc (NASDAQ:ADXS) which was down 21.51% to 0.6397 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1406 to 1399 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1428 rose and 1222 declined, while 80 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.13% to 15.68.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 3.85 to $1468.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.15% or 0.09 to hit $59.11 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $64.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1093, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 108.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 97.455.