U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Utilities and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.31%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 7.25% or 14.00 points to trade at 207.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.12% or 4.81 points to end at 432.68 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.95% or 3.16 points to 335.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 3.40% or 7.91 points to trade at 224.53 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) declined 2.63% or 5.25 points to end at 194.36 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 2.43% or 4.62 points to 185.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) which rose 7.25% to 207.12, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was up 5.26% to settle at 294.53 and FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) which gained 4.00% to close at 57.19.
The worst performers were Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was down 7.85% to 11.04 in late trade, Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which lost 5.56% to settle at 28.05 and Nextera Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) which was down 5.50% to 72.74 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) which rose 70.70% to 2.68, Airship AI Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AISP) which was up 47.13% to settle at 4.62 and Streamline Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:STRM) which gained 38.98% to close at 0.64.
The worst performers were Biosig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) which was down 72.19% to 0.47 in late trade, CalAmp Corp (NASDAQ:CAMP) which lost 38.50% to settle at 0.40 and Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc (NASDAQ:GV) which was down 32.94% to 3.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1727 to 1105 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1776 fell and 1575 advanced, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 7.25% or 14.00 to 207.12. Shares in First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.26% or 14.73 to 294.53. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.25% or 14.00 to 207.12. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.12% or 4.81 to 432.68. Shares in CalAmp Corp (NASDAQ:CAMP) fell to all time lows; falling 38.50% or 0.25 to 0.40.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.86% to 12.85.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.28% or 6.50 to $2,333.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $78.00 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.31 to trade at $81.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 157.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 104.85.
USD/CNY slipped marginally lower to 7.2538, remaining close to six-month highs after mixed Chinese inflation data raised concerns over an economic recovery in the country.
While producer prices shrank at its slowest pace in 15 months in May, consumer prices grew less than expected, barely staying out of contraction territory.
