Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 2.29% or 3.17 points to trade at 141.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Visa Inc (NYSE:V) added 1.98% or 1.33 points to end at 68.53 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 1.83% or 1.67 points to 93.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 3.01% or 3.38 points to trade at 109.06 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.02% or 2.47 points to end at 119.67 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was down 1.04% or 1.19 points to 112.91.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ensco PLC (NYSE:ESV) which rose 5.01% to 14.25, Delphi Automotive plc (NYSE:DLPH) which was up 3.65% to settle at 72.94 and Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which gained 3.55% to close at 29.20.
The worst performers were Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) which was down 6.78% to 93.96 in late trade, ONEOK Inc (NYSE:OKE) which lost 6.48% to settle at 30.86 and Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) which was down 5.11% to 21.54 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc (NASDAQ:VRTA) which rose 41.49% to 5.320, Ceres Inc (NASDAQ:CERE) which was up 27.49% to settle at 1.280 and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) which gained 27.04% to close at 0.25.
The worst performers were Esperion Th (NASDAQ:ESPR) which was down 47.76% to 18.33 in late trade, Ovascience Inc (NASDAQ:OVAS) which lost 40.98% to settle at 8.57 and Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) which was down 34.02% to 4.17 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1360 to 1176 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1592 fell and 983 advanced, while 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in ONEOK Inc (NYSE:OKE) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.48% or 2.14 to 30.86. Shares in Esperion Th (NASDAQ:ESPR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 47.76% or 16.76 to 18.33. Shares in Ovascience Inc (NASDAQ:OVAS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 40.98% or 5.95 to 8.57. Shares in Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) fell to all time lows; falling 34.02% or 2.15 to 4.17.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.40% to 26.69.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.39% or 4.40 to $1127.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.80% or 0.80 to hit $45.23 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 0.86 to trade at $48.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1250, while USD/JPY fell 0.12% to 119.78.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 96.06.