Investing.com – United States equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Dow Jones Telecommunications, Dow Jones Technology and Dow Jones Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas, Dow Jones Financials and Dow Jones Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.23%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.45%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.84%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), which rose 2.36% or 4.14 points to trade at 179.54 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) added 2.15% or 0.92 points to end at 43.65 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 2.09% or 8.47 points to 414.19 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which fell 5.19% or 11.25 points to trade at 205.57 in late trade. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 4.39% or 21.44 points to end at 467.13 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) down 2.19% or 5.50 points to 245.42.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which rose 11.44% to 155.89, Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was up 5.26% to settle at 148.23 and Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR) which gained 4.97% to close at 156.76.
The worst performers were Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) which was down 8.52% to 16.10 in late trade, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which lost 5.44% to settle at 44.82 and Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) which was down 5.36% to 65.38 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sirius XM Holding Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) which rose 925.47% to 27.38, Quhuo Ltd (NASDAQ:QH) which was up 315.77% to settle at 1.36 and iLearningEngines Inc (NASDAQ:AILE) which gained 115.17% to close at 1.56.
The worst performers were Edgio Inc (NASDAQ:EGIO) which was down 38.36% to 0.75 in late trade, Painreform Ltd (NASDAQ:PRFX) which lost 33.33% to settle at 1.06 and Singularity Future Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:SGLY) which was down 32.16% to 1.73 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 1439 to 1355 and 108 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1668 rose and 1599 declined, while 154 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) rose to all time highs; rising 11.44% or 16.00 to 155.89. Shares in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) fell to 3-year lows; falling 5.36% or 3.70 to 65.38. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.15% or 0.92 to 43.65. Shares in Sirius XM Holding Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) rose to 5-year highs; up 925.47% or 24.71 to 27.38. Shares in Edgio Inc (NASDAQ:EGIO) fell to all time lows; losing 38.36% or 0.47 to 0.75. Shares in Painreform Ltd (NASDAQ:PRFX) fell to all time lows; losing 33.33% or 0.53 to 1.06. Shares in Singularity Future Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:SGLY) fell to 5-year lows; losing 32.16% or 0.82 to 1.73.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.90% to 19.08.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.50% or 12.75 to $2,545.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.45% or 2.37 to hit $66.34 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.95% or 2.12 to trade at $69.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.55% to 142.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.61.