U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.36%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.36%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.15%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON), which rose 2.36% or 4.77 points to trade at 207.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.19% or 4.05 points to end at 188.62 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.65% or 0.77 points to 47.42 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which fell 1.64% or 0.92 points to trade at 55.15 at the close. JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM) declined 1.32% or 2.66 points to end at 199.16 and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) was down 1.15% or 1.15 points to 98.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which rose 5.81% to 16.94, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was up 3.96% to settle at 17.87 and T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) which gained 2.79% to close at 177.91.

The worst performers were Bath&Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) which was down 12.82% to 45.17 in late trade, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which lost 5.03% to settle at 13.12 and Stanley Black&Decker Inc (NYSE:SWK) which was down 4.56% to 83.02 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were MicroAlgo Inc (NASDAQ:MLGO) which rose 669.87% to 12.01, Sobr Safe Inc (NASDAQ:SOBR) which was up 74.57% to settle at 0.46 and Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTE) which gained 66.91% to close at 4.49.

The worst performers were JIA DA CORP (NASDAQ:JDZG) which was down 85.97% to 1.75 in late trade, ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:NDRA) which lost 60.83% to settle at 0.09 and Avalon Globocare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) which was down 30.60% to 0.85 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1839 to 1023 and 41 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2299 fell and 1062 advanced, while 133 ended unchanged.

Shares in T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) rose to all time highs; rising 2.79% or 4.83 to 177.91. Shares in JIA DA CORP (NASDAQ:JDZG) fell to all time lows; falling 85.97% or 10.72 to 1.75. Shares in ENDRA Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:NDRA) fell to all time lows; falling 60.83% or 0.13 to 0.09.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.38% to 13.16.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.96% or 22.80 to $2,346.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.36% or 1.01 to hit $73.21 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.93 to trade at $77.43 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.80% to 154.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.10.