U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.25%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.25%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which rose 6.72% or 2.66 points to trade at 42.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 4.13% or 6.11 points to end at 153.97 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was up 1.39% or 0.67 points to 48.89 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 10.93% or 11.81 points to trade at 96.21 at the close. Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 1.67% or 2.71 points to end at 159.76 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was down 1.65% or 5.88 points to 350.81.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) which rose 6.72% to 42.24, Rtx Corp (NYSE:RTX) which was up 5.35% to settle at 89.57 and United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) which gained 5.31% to close at 40.49.

The worst performers were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) which was down 10.93% to 96.21 in late trade, DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) which lost 9.27% to settle at 143.08 and Invesco Plc (NYSE:IVZ) which was down 8.28% to 15.95 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Rail Vision Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:RVSN) which rose 195.56% to 6.65, FaZe Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:FAZE) which was up 107.12% to settle at 0.32 and Nuvve Holding Corp (NASDAQ:NVVE) which gained 85.23% to close at 5.52.

The worst performers were Vroom (NASDAQ:VRM) which was down 42.38% to 0.30 in late trade, Nutex Health Inc (NASDAQ:NUTX) which lost 26.17% to settle at 0.14 and Biovie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) which was down 23.14% to 0.93 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1439 to 1394 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1762 fell and 1654 advanced, while 126 ended unchanged.

Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.72% or 2.66 to 42.24. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.72% or 2.66 to 42.24. Shares in Vroom (NASDAQ:VRM) fell to all time lows; down 42.38% or 0.22 to 0.30. Shares in Nutex Health Inc (NASDAQ:NUTX) fell to all time lows; down 26.17% or 0.05 to 0.14. Shares in Biovie Inc (NASDAQ:BIVI) fell to all time lows; losing 23.14% or 0.28 to 0.93.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.85% to 12.55.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.38% or 7.65 to $2,029.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.35% or 0.26 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.34 to trade at $79.72 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.25% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.17% to 148.34.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 103.34.