U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.03%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil&Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 1.63% or 3.34 points to trade at 208.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.20% or 3.55 points to end at 298.95 and JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.12% or 1.57 points to 141.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which fell 2.81% or 4.66 points to trade at 161.01 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 1.70% or 5.77 points to end at 333.91 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 1.32% or 0.52 points to 38.94.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tyler Technologies Inc (NYSE:TYL) which rose 3.42% to 375.00, PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) which was up 3.30% to settle at 62.59 and State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which gained 3.05% to close at 74.90.

The worst performers were Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was down 7.42% to 42.06 in late trade, Signature Bank (OTC:SBNY) which lost 6.73% to settle at 0.15 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 4.66% to 7.78 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were BELLUS Health Inc (NASDAQ:BLU) which rose 98.90% to 14.44, Agrify Corp (NASDAQ:AGFY) which was up 73.91% to settle at 0.30 and Oblong Inc (NASDAQ:OBLG) which gained 61.22% to close at 3.45.

The worst performers were China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ:CJJD) which was down 85.85% to 0.68 in late trade, United Insurance Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:UIHC) which lost 48.28% to settle at 1.80 and Tempest Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPST) which was down 40.27% to 2.21 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1633 to 1327 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2153 fell and 1462 advanced, while 139 ended unchanged.

Shares in PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) rose to all time highs; rising 3.30% or 2.00 to 62.59. Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.66% or 0.38 to 7.78. Shares in BELLUS Health Inc (NASDAQ:BLU) rose to 5-year highs; rising 98.90% or 7.18 to 14.44. Shares in China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ:CJJD) fell to all time lows; falling 85.85% or 4.09 to 0.68.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.71% to 16.83 a new 52-week low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.54% or 10.85 to $2,017.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $80.89 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $84.74 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.31% to 134.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 101.43.