U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.48%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.48% to hit a new 52-week high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.70%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 1.75% or 4.42 points to trade at 256.52 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) added 1.57% or 2.65 points to end at 171.04 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 1.20% or 3.08 points to 259.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 1.27% or 1.83 points to trade at 142.52 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.21% or 1.12 points to end at 91.08 and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was down 1.12% or 0.50 points to 44.04.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which rose 8.45% to 61.86, Linde PLC Ord (NYSE:LIN) which was up 4.53% to settle at 426.72 and Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) which gained 4.42% to close at 37.33.

The worst performers were Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) which was down 12.46% to 100.79 in late trade, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which lost 5.97% to settle at 15.27 and Johnson Controls International PLC (NYSE:JCI) which was down 5.96% to 53.20 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were C4 Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CCCC) which rose 98.31% to 2.34, Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX) which was up 60.26% to settle at 6.09 and Icosavax Inc (NASDAQ:ICVX) which gained 49.48% to close at 15.68.

The worst performers were EF Hutton Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:EFHT) which was down 59.92% to 2.93 in late trade, Green Giant Inc (NASDAQ:GGE) which lost 44.08% to settle at 0.09 and Achieve Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:ACHV) which was down 42.20% to 3.15 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1580 to 1294 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2054 fell and 1433 advanced, while 110 ended unchanged.

Shares in Linde PLC Ord (NYSE:LIN) rose to all time highs; rising 4.53% or 18.48 to 426.72. Shares in Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) rose to all time highs; rising 1.20% or 3.08 to 259.60. Shares in EF Hutton Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:EFHT) fell to all time lows; losing 59.92% or 4.38 to 2.93. Shares in Green Giant Inc (NASDAQ:GGE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 44.08% or 0.07 to 0.09. Shares in Icosavax Inc (NASDAQ:ICVX) rose to 52-week highs; up 49.48% or 5.19 to 15.68.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.43% to 12.07 a new 3-years low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.08% or 1.65 to $1,995.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.38% or 2.41 to hit $68.91 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 3.29% or 2.50 to trade at $73.53 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.46% to 145.49.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 103.40.