U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.22%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil&Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.11% or 3.99 points to trade at 193.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.15% or 1.21 points to end at 106.27 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.05% or 0.40 points to 38.44 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 3.47% or 5.28 points to trade at 146.78 at the close. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) declined 2.21% or 7.71 points to end at 341.68 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was down 1.82% or 0.95 points to 51.15.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which rose 5.33% to 251.27, Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) which was up 4.59% to settle at 99.09 and Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK) which gained 4.36% to close at 35.56.

The worst performers were Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which was down 8.70% to 364.40 in late trade, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which lost 6.12% to settle at 43.41 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 5.61% to 113.25 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN) which rose 64.14% to 4.76, Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which was up 62.62% to settle at 1.74 and ZW Data Action Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) which gained 52.86% to close at 1.07.

The worst performers were Bit Brother Ltd (NASDAQ:BETS) which was down 51.73% to 0.03 in late trade, Replimune Group Inc (NASDAQ:REPL) which lost 45.21% to settle at 6.75 and Onemednet Corp (NASDAQ:ONMD) which was down 39.67% to 1.84 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2043 to 874 and 65 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2368 fell and 1118 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.61% or 6.73 to 113.25. Shares in Chanson International Holding (NASDAQ:CHSN) rose to all time highs; rising 64.14% or 1.86 to 4.76. Shares in Replimune Group Inc (NASDAQ:REPL) fell to all time lows; falling 45.21% or 5.57 to 6.75. Shares in Onemednet Corp (NASDAQ:ONMD) fell to all time lows; falling 39.67% or 1.21 to 1.84.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.76% to 12.85.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.22% or 4.55 to $2,037.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.78% or 0.57 to hit $72.47 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.72 to trade at $77.31 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 147.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 103.92.