U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.63%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.63%, while the S&P 500 index added 1.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.65%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.28% or 0.76 points to trade at 34.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.90% or 5.85 points to end at 313.74 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.88% or 3.87 points to 209.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 9.34% or 2.95 points to trade at 28.64 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 2.15% or 2.16 points to end at 98.25 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.94% or 2.12 points to 222.61.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which rose 8.77% to 142.50, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was up 8.77% to settle at 15.88 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:NWL) which gained 7.42% to close at 8.83.

The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which was down 9.34% to 28.64 in late trade, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which lost 8.71% to settle at 716.09 and Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was down 4.79% to 41.72 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BDTX) which rose 235.87% to 6.18, AC Immune Ltd (NASDAQ:ACIU) which was up 71.72% to settle at 3.40 and Leafly Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LFLY) which gained 54.81% to close at 0.37.

The worst performers were Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) which was down 54.29% to 2.13 in late trade, Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ:NKTX) which lost 37.97% to settle at 2.81 and Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA) which was down 34.80% to 0.06 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2141 to 802 and 87 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2102 rose and 1455 declined, while 126 ended unchanged.

Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.34% or 2.95 to 28.64. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.34% or 2.95 to 28.64. Shares in Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BDTX) rose to 52-week highs; up 235.87% or 4.34 to 6.18. Shares in Adicet Bio Inc (NASDAQ:ACET) fell to all time lows; falling 54.29% or 2.53 to 2.13. Shares in Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ:NKTX) fell to all time lows; losing 37.97% or 1.72 to 2.81. Shares in Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA) fell to all time lows; down 34.80% or 0.03 to 0.06.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.58% to 13.74.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.56% or 10.80 to $1,923.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.26% or 1.57 to hit $67.80 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.27% or 1.69 to trade at $72.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.53% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.38% to 144.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 102.13.