U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.24%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.24%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.89%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.81% or 2.28 points to trade at 128.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.18% or 1.09 points to end at 93.77 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.14% or 3.94 points to 348.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.75% or 2.69 points to trade at 150.65 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.72% or 2.79 points to end at 159.80 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.71% or 3.96 points to 228.17.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which rose 49.88% to 377.82, IDEXX Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:IDXX) which was up 9.80% to settle at 394.93 and Hologic Inc (NASDAQ:HOLX) which gained 9.34% to close at 74.13.

The worst performers were Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was down 24.62% to 49.55 in late trade, Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) which lost 15.86% to settle at 238.30 and Ecolab Inc (NYSE:ECL) which was down 8.98% to 142.96 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) which rose 49.88% to 377.82, Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SONN) which was up 46.63% to settle at 2.83 and NLS Pharmaceutics AG (NASDAQ:NLSP) which gained 44.00% to close at 0.74.

The worst performers were Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) which was down 35.49% to 17.27 in late trade, China Liberal Education Holdings (NASDAQ:CLEU) which lost 27.39% to settle at 1.14 and Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) which was down 25.22% to 0.80 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1960 to 1172 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2101 rose and 1680 declined, while 194 ended unchanged.

Shares in ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) rose to 3-years highs; rising 49.88% or 125.74 to 377.82. Shares in Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 24.62% or 16.18 to 49.55. Shares in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.86% or 44.92 to 238.30. Shares in ABIOMED Inc (NASDAQ:ABMD) rose to 3-years highs; rising 49.88% or 125.74 to 377.82. Shares in Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 35.49% or 9.50 to 17.27.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.27% to 25.81.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.55% or 9.05 to $1,649.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.02% or 1.75 to hit $88.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.70 to trade at $94.51 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 0.99, while USD/JPY fell 0.33% to 148.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 111.44.