Investing.com – United States equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Dow Jones Technology, Dow Jones Consumer Services and Dow Jones Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.31% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.92%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 2.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which rose 8.82% or 10.44 points to trade at 128.99 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) added 3.70% or 12.85 points to end at 359.95 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 3.65% or 8.40 points to 238.26 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), which fell 2.36% or 1.51 points to trade at 62.36 in late trade. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 2.22% or 5.01 points to end at 220.70 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) down 2.05% or 3.47 points to 166.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which rose 12.00% to 265.25, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) which was up 9.35% to settle at 408.68 and Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which gained 9.16% to close at 149.64.
The worst performers were Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) which was down 9.18% to 457.45 in late trade, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which lost 8.89% to settle at 50.04 and Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM) which was down 7.62% to 19.89 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Silexion Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:SLXN) which rose 132.76% to 1.35, Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ:TRIB) which was up 78.95% to settle at 1.36 and Planet Image International Ltd (NASDAQ:YIBO) which gained 66.88% to close at 5.14.
The worst performers were Leap Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LPTX) which was down 71.11% to 0.65 in late trade, Sharps Technology Inc (NASDAQ:STSS) which lost 68.05% to settle at 0.47 and SAB Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SABS) which was down 52.52% to 2.07 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1513 to 1257 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1703 fell and 1599 advanced, while 135 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) rose to all time highs; rising 12.00% or 28.43 to 265.25. Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) rose to all time highs; rising 9.35% or 34.93 to 408.68. Shares in Leap Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:LPTX) fell to all time lows; losing 71.11% or 1.60 to 0.65. Shares in Sharps Technology Inc (NASDAQ:STSS) fell to 52-week lows; down 68.05% or 0.99 to 0.47. Shares in Planet Image International Ltd (NASDAQ:YIBO) rose to all time highs; rising 66.88% or 2.06 to 5.14. Shares in SAB Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SABS) fell to all time lows; down 52.52% or 2.29 to 2.07.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.32% to 16.41.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.15% or 31.94 to $2,798.14 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.07% or 0.78 to hit $73.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.38 to trade at $76.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 155.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 107.72.