U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.45%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.42%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.79%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 3.11% or 7.86 points to trade at 260.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 1.51% or 1.31 points to end at 88.14 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 0.53% or 0.95 points to 179.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.08% or 4.49 points to trade at 211.57 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 2.05% or 7.30 points to end at 348.26 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.32% or 2.25 points to 167.87.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which rose 14.83% to 521.44, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was up 9.56% to settle at 8.37 and Organon&Co (NYSE:OGN) which gained 8.99% to close at 23.76.

The worst performers were International Flavors&Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) which was down 19.38% to 64.77 in late trade, Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) which lost 9.53% to settle at 39.88 and DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) which was down 8.91% to 110.19 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bruush Oral Care Inc Unit (NASDAQ:BRSH) which rose 139.13% to 7.70, Vivos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VVOS) which was up 53.22% to settle at 0.40 and Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INFI) which gained 45.88% to close at 0.13.

The worst performers were Proterra Inc (NASDAQ:PTRA) which was down 88.31% to 0.17 in late trade, Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ESGL) which lost 48.02% to settle at 4.00 and VistaGen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VTGN) which was down 43.14% to 7.42 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1835 to 1101 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2072 fell and 1391 advanced, while 154 ended unchanged.

Shares in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) rose to all time highs; up 14.83% or 67.36 to 521.44. Shares in International Flavors&Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) fell to 5-year lows; down 19.38% or 15.57 to 64.77. Shares in Proterra Inc (NASDAQ:PTRA) fell to all time lows; down 88.31% or 1.26 to 0.17. Shares in Genesis Unicorn Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ESGL) fell to all time lows; down 48.02% or 3.69 to 4.00.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.40% to 15.99.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.54% or 10.60 to $1,959.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.04% or 0.85 to hit $82.79 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.81% or 0.69 to trade at $86.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.62% to 143.38.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 102.37.