Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 2.04% or 1.30 points to trade at 64.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.81% or 6.80 points to end at 382.19 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was up 1.63% or 1.77 points to 110.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which fell 7.59% or 12.60 points to trade at 153.25 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 2.95% or 2.65 points to end at 87.11 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 1.49% or 4.63 points to 306.92.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which rose 4.09% to 122.24, Ralph Lauren Corp Class A (NYSE:RL) which was up 3.71% to settle at 228.92 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which gained 3.60% to close at 268.48.
The worst performers were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) which was down 7.59% to 153.25 in late trade, Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) which lost 5.93% to settle at 31.59 and Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) which was down 4.80% to 10.22 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Meiwu Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WNW) which rose 1,612.77% to 1.61, ReShape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:RSLS) which was up 341.05% to settle at 1.59 and bioAffinity Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BIAF) which gained 319.23% to close at 1.09.
The worst performers were Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GDHG) which was down 88.48% to 0.54 in late trade, Brag House Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TBH) which lost 80.79% to settle at 1.27 and Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ:LPRO) which was down 58.15% to 1.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1681 to 1091 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1741 fell and 1546 advanced, while 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Meiwu Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:WNW) rose to all time lows; rising 1,612.77% or 1.52 to 1.61. Shares in Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:GDHG) fell to all time lows; down 88.48% or 4.17 to 0.54. Shares in Brag House Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TBH) fell to all time lows; falling 80.79% or 5.34 to 1.27. Shares in Open Lending Corp (NASDAQ:LPRO) fell to all time lows; losing 58.15% or 1.61 to 1.15.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.29% to 21.77.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.07% or 2.32 to $3,152.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $71.23 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.40% or 0.30 to trade at $74.47 a barrel.
