Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.18% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 5.53% or 10.69 points to trade at 203.89 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) added 3.43% or 4.67 points to end at 140.79 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.23% or 0.63 points to 52.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which lost 2.61% or 6.32 points to trade at 236.09 in late trade. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) declined 0.73% or 0.17 points to end at 23.19 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) shed 0.71% or 0.93 points to 130.54.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were WW Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) which rose 12.65% to 205.42, Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was up 7.51% to settle at 57.44 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) which gained 5.53% to close at 203.89.
The worst performers were Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which was down 4.90% to 16.00 in late trade, Xylem Inc (NYSE:XYL) which lost 4.14% to settle at 63.23 and Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which was down 3.84% to 21.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Neothetics Inc (NASDAQ:NEOT) which rose 231.15% to 1.72, Social Reality Inc (NASDAQ:SRAX) which was up 70.73% to settle at 4.9000 and Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ:DEST) which gained 48.75% to close at 2.38.
The worst performers were Adomani Inc (NASDAQ:ADOM) which was down 25.69% to 4.83 in late trade, Immune Design Corp (NASDAQ:IMDZ) which lost 18.81% to settle at 8.20 and TDH Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PETZ) which was down 15.81% to 24.60 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1776 to 1283 and 150 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1599 fell and 921 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.73% to 10.28 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.13% or 14.67 to $1288.33 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.35% or 0.18 to hit $52.05 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.66% or 0.38 to trade at $58.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1768, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 112.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.36.