U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.14%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.14%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.49%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.65%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 4.16% or 10.02 points to trade at 251.00 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.54% or 2.28 points to end at 150.15 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 1.32% or 2.00 points to 153.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 1.91% or 4.83 points to trade at 247.49 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 1.79% or 5.45 points to end at 298.78 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.47% or 7.90 points to 527.74.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:AXON) which rose 16.41% to 867.12, Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) which was up 7.87% to settle at 173.30 and Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) which gained 7.45% to close at 172.94.

The worst performers were Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) which was down 27.55% to 243.93 in late trade, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) which lost 20.61% to settle at 374.92 and Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) which was down 11.94% to 1,416.94 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Mackenzie Realty Capital Inc (NASDAQ:MKZR) which rose 864.71% to 4.92, Y mAbs Therapeutics (NASDAQ:YMAB) which was up 103.34% to settle at 8.52 and Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc (NASDAQ:GV) which gained 90.27% to close at 2.06.

The worst performers were SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which was down 35.36% to 0.87 in late trade, Ichor Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:ICHR) which lost 30.19% to settle at 14.06 and Mesa Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:MLAB) which was down 24.92% to 57.44 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1578 to 1151 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1658 fell and 1658 advanced, while 143 ended unchanged.

Shares in Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:AXON) rose to all time highs; rising 16.41% or 122.24 to 867.12. Shares in Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) fell to 3-years lows; down 27.55% or 92.78 to 243.93. Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) rose to all time highs; up 7.87% or 12.64 to 173.30. Shares in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) fell to 52-week lows; down 20.61% or 97.35 to 374.92. Shares in Mackenzie Realty Capital Inc (NASDAQ:MKZR) rose to all time lows; rising 864.71% or 4.41 to 4.92. Shares in SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) fell to all time lows; losing 35.36% or 0.47 to 0.87. Shares in Ichor Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:ICHR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 30.19% or 6.08 to 14.06. Shares in Mesa Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ:MLAB) fell to 5-year lows; falling 24.92% or 19.06 to 57.44.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.94% to 17.86.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 7.15 to $3,433.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.61% or 1.07 to hit $65.22 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.53% or 1.05 to trade at $67.71 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.30% to 147.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 98.58.