U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.02%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials , Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.02% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE ), which rose 1.20% or 1.01 points to trade at 85.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON ) added 1.11% or 2.26 points to end at 206.11 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V ) was up 0.94% or 2.51 points to 270.72 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ), which fell 1.36% or 2.38 points to trade at 173.12 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX ) declined 1.04% or 1.55 points to end at 146.95 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS ) was down 0.96% or 0.88 points to 90.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD ) which rose 7.26% to 242.25, Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD ) which was up 6.58% to settle at 192.58 and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL ) which gained 4.30% to close at 169.02.

The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA ) which was down 8.96% to 9.45 in late trade, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA ) which lost 7.15% to settle at 10.52 and Martin Marietta Materials Inc (NYSE:MLM ) which was down 4.58% to 518.57 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ:VOXX ) which rose 68.07% to 4.79, Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN ) which was up 54.61% to settle at 11.58 and Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENSC ) which gained 49.17% to close at 0.64.

The worst performers were COSCIENS Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:CSCI ) which was down 32.42% to 3.96 in late trade, Jiuzi Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:JZXN ) which lost 28.83% to settle at 1.58 and Invivyd Inc (NASDAQ:IVVD ) which was down 28.67% to 0.92 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1652 to 1163 and 103 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2090 fell and 1209 advanced, while 143 ended unchanged.

Shares in ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.26% or 16.39 to 242.25. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA ) fell to 5-year lows; down 8.96% or 0.93 to 9.45. Shares in COSCIENS Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:CSCI ) fell to 5-year lows; down 32.42% or 1.90 to 3.96. Shares in Jiuzi Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:JZXN ) fell to all time lows; losing 28.83% or 0.64 to 1.58.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.46% to 15.43.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 4.85 to $2,560.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.01% or 1.56 to hit $75.86 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.73% or 1.39 to trade at $78.97 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.38% to 143.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.46.

Source: Investing.com