U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.02%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecoms , Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT ), which rose 2.08% or 8.73 points to trade at 427.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT ) added 1.50% or 1.21 points to end at 82.02 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN ) 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:VZ ), which fell 5.03% or 2.20 points to trade at 41.50 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM ) declined 2.31% or 3.11 points to end at 131.73 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ) 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:PM ) which rose 10.47% to 131.41, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM ) which was up 9.81% to settle at 53.73 and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX ) which gained 6.85% to close at 157.47.

The worst performers were Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC ) which was down 20.97% to 113.11 in late trade, GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE ) which lost 9.05% to settle at 176.66 and PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM ) which was down 7.24% to 133.81 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC ) which rose 161.65% to 0.54, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX ) which was up 137.75% to settle at 3.59 and ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:NDRA ) which gained 90.22% to close at 0.42.

The worst performers were NeoConcept International Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NCI ) which was down 36.86% to 0.88 in late trade, JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:JCSE ) which lost 35.87% to settle at 1.43 and Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA ) 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:PM ) rose to all time highs; up 10.47% or 12.45 to 131.41. Shares in Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 20.97% or 30.01 to 113.11. Shares in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.81% or 4.80 to 53.73. Shares in Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.85% or 10.10 to 157.47. Shares in Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT ) rose to all time highs; up 1.50% or 1.21 to 82.02.

The CBOE Volatility Index , 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.

Source: Investing.com