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 Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil&Gas, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.25%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 1.64% or 1.77 points to trade at 109.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.07% or 3.96 points to end at 375.56 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.82% or 1.81 points to 221.89 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which fell 2.75% or 7.88 points to trade at 278.49 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 2.30% or 12.07 points to end at 513.25 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.44% or 2.23 points to 152.22.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which rose 19.87% to 19.09, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which was up 16.92% to settle at 155.76 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which gained 7.65% to close at 15.91.

The worst performers were International Flavors&Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) which was down 3.86% to 74.42 in late trade, SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) which lost 3.77% to settle at 199.95 and Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ:HSIC) which was down 3.38% to 77.85 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Janux Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:JANX) which rose 229.47% to 49.75, Sizzle Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SZZL) which was up 125.23% to settle at 22.50 and Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX) which gained 121.02% to close at 85.05.

The worst performers were Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ:NERV) which was down 58.82% to 2.80 in late trade, Infobird Co Ltd (NASDAQ:IFBD) which lost 53.62% to settle at 1.28 and NRX Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:NRXP) which was down 31.24% to 0.29 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1683 to 1179 and 79 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2062 rose and 1362 declined, while 122 ended unchanged.

Shares in Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) rose to all time highs; gaining 16.92% or 22.54 to 155.76. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.07% or 3.96 to 375.56. Shares in Janux Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:JANX) rose to all time highs; up 229.47% or 34.65 to 49.75. Shares in Sizzle Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SZZL) rose to all time highs; rising 125.23% or 12.51 to 22.50. Shares in Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX) rose to all time highs; rising 121.02% or 46.57 to 85.05.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.26% to 13.43.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.02% or 0.35 to $2,039.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.26% or 0.98 to hit $78.56 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.68 to trade at $82.35 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.13% to 150.49.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 103.74.