U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.41%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology , Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.41%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.93%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.53%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX ), which rose 1.65% or 2.43 points to trade at 149.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) added 1.43% or 2.18 points to end at 154.22 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK ) was up 1.04% or 1.18 points to 114.74 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which fell 3.28% or 0.77 points to trade at 22.69 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ) declined 2.91% or 6.79 points to end at 226.21 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT ) was down 2.23% or 9.61 points to 420.69.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX ) which rose 4.92% to 140.79, APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA ) which was up 4.91% to settle at 25.66 and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP ) which gained 3.88% to close at 109.37.

The worst performers were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) which was down 90.26% to 40.55 in late trade, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM ) which lost 11.77% to settle at 279.45 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY ) which was down 5.82% to 52.30 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BCLI ) which rose 1,313.04% to 3.25, Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:PAVS ) which was up 92.93% to settle at 0.93 and Jowell Global Ltd. (NASDAQ:JWEL ) which gained 41.11% to close at 2.54.

The worst performers were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) which was down 90.26% to 40.55 in late trade, Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS ) which lost 62.07% to settle at 0.22 and Applied DNA Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN ) which was down 47.08% to 0.34 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1713 to 1105 and 79 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2421 fell and 882 advanced, while 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.92% or 6.60 to 140.79. Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.77% or 37.29 to 279.45. Shares in Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS ) fell to all time lows; down 62.07% or 0.36 to 0.22. Shares in Applied DNA Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN ) fell to all time lows; down 47.08% or 0.31 to 0.34.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 15.12% to 19.26.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.82% or 21.75 to $2,681.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.74% or 2.55 to hit $70.72 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.74% or 2.68 to trade at $74.38 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 143.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 100.96.

Source: Investing.com