Investing.com – United States equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas, Dow Jones Technology and Dow Jones Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 2.60% or 3.88 points to trade at 153.22 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.10% or 4.79 points to end at 232.80 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was up 1.95% or 4.64 points to 242.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 9.07% or 9.05 points to trade at 90.74 in late trade. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) declined 1.07% or 0.68 points to end at 62.67 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) down 0.61% or 0.70 points to 113.30.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which rose 23.99% to 103.83, Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which was up 8.60% to settle at 29.16 and Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) which gained 6.74% to close at 156.91.
The worst performers were Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) which was down 16.07% to 69.47 in late trade, PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) which lost 13.17% to settle at 77.72 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) which was down 9.07% to 90.74 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Captivision Inc (NASDAQ:CAPT) which rose 139.18% to 1.05, Quantum BioPharma Ltd (NASDAQ:QNTM) which was up 111.01% to settle at 6.71 and Lottery.com Inc (NASDAQ:LTRY) which gained 88.33% to close at 0.59.
The worst performers were Omega Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OMGA) which was down 68.69% to 0.15 in late trade, Cyngn Inc (NASDAQ:CYN) which lost 39.26% to settle at 0.07 and Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:UPC) which was down 35.74% to 0.27 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1919 to 844 and 89 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2246 rose and 1057 declined, while 123 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) rose to all time highs; rising 23.99% or 20.09 to 103.83. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.07% or 9.05 to 90.74. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.07% or 9.05 to 90.74. Shares in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose to all time highs; up 1.95% or 4.64 to 242.06. Shares in Omega Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OMGA) fell to all time lows; down 68.69% or 0.33 to 0.15. Shares in Cyngn Inc (NASDAQ:CYN) fell to all time lows; losing 39.26% or 0.05 to 0.07. Shares in Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:UPC) fell to all time lows; down 35.74% or 0.15 to 0.27.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.57% to 17.21.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.58% or 16.70 to $2,873.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.75% or 0.55 to hit $72.61 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.09% or 0.07 to trade at $76.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.33% to 1.04, while USD/JPY fell 0.28% to 154.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.95% at 107.84.