U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Oil&Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.15%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 2.58% or 1.02 points to trade at 40.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 2.51% or 1.93 points to end at 78.71 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 2.22% or 1.23 points to 56.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.93% or 3.94 points to trade at 200.67 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Inc.rporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.84% or 4.38 points to end at 233.07 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.67% or 2.33 points to 136.97.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which rose 7.52% to 48.32, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was up 4.52% to settle at 10.17 and Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which gained 4.36% to close at 136.25.
The worst performers were Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which was down 7.70% to 1188.48 in late trade, Baker Hughes A Ge Company LLC (NYSE:BHGE) which lost 7.51% to settle at 24.02 and Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which was down 7.50% to 1198.96 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Novan Inc (NASDAQ:NOVN) which rose 98.59% to 1.49, Impinj Inc (NASDAQ:PI) which was up 34.88% to settle at 29.27 and Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:OXBR) which gained 29.52% to close at 1.36.
The worst performers were CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:CMSS) which was down 42.84% to 4.99 in late trade, Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) which lost 20.99% to settle at 1.280 and Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MICT) which was down 18.97% to 0.940 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1600 to 1382 and 107 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1606 fell and 1024 advanced, while 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:CMSS) fell to all time lows; losing 42.84% or 3.74 to 4.99. Shares in Impinj Inc (NASDAQ:PI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 34.88% or 7.57 to 29.27. Shares in Atlas Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AFH) fell to all time lows; falling 20.99% or 0.340 to 1.280.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.08% to 13.12.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.30% or 3.85 to $1285.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $63.45 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $71.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1220, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 111.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 97.235.
