Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.75%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.98%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 2.08% or 0.64 points to trade at 31.36 at the close. Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) added 0.55% or 0.69 points to end at 127.03 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.33% or 0.36 points to 108.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which lost 1.99% or 0.56 points to trade at 27.58 in late trade. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.89% or 2.45 points to end at 127.04 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) shed 1.70% or 1.68 points to 97.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which rose 3.80% to 27.30, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) which was up 2.08% to settle at 31.36 and PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) which gained 2.03% to close at 17.56.
The worst performers were Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) which was down 14.77% to 236.55 in late trade, Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which lost 8.23% to settle at 7.81 and Baxalta Inc (NYSE:BXLT) which was down 7.39% to 38.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were DragonWave Inc (NASDAQ:DRWI) which rose 46.96% to 8.7000, China Cmrcl (NASDAQ:CCCR) which was up 40.53% to settle at 0.5201 and Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) which gained 30.99% to close at 1.750.
The worst performers were Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (NASDAQ:PSUN) which was down 78.20% to 0.0762 in late trade, OptimumBank Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OPHC) which lost 28.05% to settle at 3.720 and RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) which was down 19.87% to 0.6250 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2289 to 1041 and 33 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1803 fell and 771 advanced, while 64 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.85% to 15.37.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was up 1.02% or 12.40 to $1231.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.78% or 0.28 to hit $35.98 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.30 to trade at $37.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1386, while USD/JPY fell 0.96% to 110.27.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.61.