U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.08%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.08%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 2.19% or 2.80 points to trade at 130.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 1.75% or 1.01 points to end at 58.34 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was up 1.46% or 3.98 points to 276.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 9.50% or 11.07 points to trade at 105.40 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.08% or 1.04 points to end at 95.55 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.02% or 4.20 points to 409.34.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) which rose 9.51% to 66.78, International Flavors&Fragrances Inc (NYSE:IFF) which was up 6.49% to settle at 94.41 and Kenvue Inc (NYSE:KVUE) which gained 6.36% to close at 20.08.

The worst performers were Builders FirstSource Inc (NYSE:BLDR) which was down 18.93% to 162.85 in late trade, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) which lost 9.50% to settle at 105.40 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which was down 5.80% to 73.37 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Golden Sun Education Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GSUN) which rose 74.31% to 5.02, Nuzee Inc (NASDAQ:NUZE) which was up 58.02% to settle at 2.07 and Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) which gained 54.04% to close at 0.26.

The worst performers were Holdco Nuvo Group DG Ltd (NASDAQ:NUVO) which was down 45.71% to 2.85 in late trade, Neuronetics Inc (NASDAQ:STIM) which lost 30.67% to settle at 2.60 and Plutonian Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:PLTN) which was down 28.27% to 6.85 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1651 to 1205 and 66 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1784 fell and 1550 advanced, while 148 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.93% to 13.23 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.39% or 9.20 to $2,322.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.09% or 0.07 to hit $78.41 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.24% or 0.20 to trade at $83.13 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.51% to 154.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 105.26.