U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.69%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.59%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which rose 2.85% or 1.10 points to trade at 39.70 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 2.54% or 5.91 points to end at 238.91 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.62% or 5.78 points to 363.39 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), which fell 1.75% or 1.05 points to trade at 59.09 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 0.99% or 4.86 points to end at 486.37 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 0.82% or 1.40 points to 169.08.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Globe Life Inc (NYSE:GL) which rose 14.23% to 75.84, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was up 8.30% to settle at 162.66 and Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) which gained 7.21% to close at 253.11.

The worst performers were LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) which was down 14.88% to 41.65 in late trade, MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) which lost 13.41% to settle at 446.09 and Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which was down 8.92% to 174.54 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ZAPP) which rose 1,931.80% to 4.51, NewGenIvf Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NIVF) which was up 74.22% to settle at 2.23 and MMTEC Inc (NASDAQ:MTC) which gained 42.68% to close at 2.24.

The worst performers were Abeona Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ABEO) which was down 53.67% to 3.41 in late trade, Greenwave Technology Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:GWAV) which lost 44.66% to settle at 0.07 and Lichen China Ltd (NASDAQ:LICN) which was down 42.86% to 0.56 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2302 to 561 and 56 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2410 rose and 954 declined, while 119 ended unchanged.

Shares in LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) fell to 3-years lows; down 14.88% or 7.28 to 41.65. Shares in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 13.41% or 69.08 to 446.09. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) rose to all time highs; rising 2.54% or 5.91 to 238.91. Shares in Greenwave Technology Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:GWAV) fell to all time lows; falling 44.66% or 0.06 to 0.07. Shares in Lichen China Ltd (NASDAQ:LICN) fell to all time lows; down 42.86% or 0.42 to 0.56.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.38% to 15.69.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.44% or 10.30 to $2,336.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.81% or 1.48 to hit $83.38 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.64% or 1.43 to trade at $88.43 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.07, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 154.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 105.54.