Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.16%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 1.46% or 1.06 points to trade at 73.57 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 1.00% or 0.58 points to end at 58.85 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 0.95% or 0.88 points to 93.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which lost 1.65% or 2.03 points to trade at 120.97 in late trade. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.32% or 4.32 points to end at 322.03 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) shed 1.14% or 2.03 points to 176.80.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which rose 3.31% to 20.28, Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was up 3.17% to settle at 246.84 and Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) which gained 2.92% to close at 38.82.
The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 5.68% to 34.68 in late trade, Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) which lost 5.35% to settle at 33.80 and National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE:NOV) which was down 3.74% to 28.07 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition Inc Class A (NASDAQ:DOTA) which rose 60.09% to 10.23, Myos Rens Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MYOS) which was up 58.88% to settle at 1.700 and Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) which gained 32.28% to close at 17.170.
The worst performers were Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ:DEST) which was down 24.94% to 3.01 in late trade, SeaChange International Inc (NASDAQ:SEAC) which lost 22.47% to settle at 1.38 and Ocean Power Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:OPTT) which was down 21.57% to 0.320 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1718 to 1336 and 114 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1498 fell and 1131 advanced, while 95 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.89% to 21.76.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.12% or 1.55 to $1247.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.43% or 0.73 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.39 to trade at $60.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1319, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 113.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 97.445.