Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.75%, while the S&P 500 index fell 1.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 2.08% or 0.64 points to trade at 31.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) added 0.55% or 0.69 points to end at 127.03 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.33% or 0.36 points to 108.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 1.99% or 0.56 points to trade at 27.58 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.89% or 2.45 points to end at 127.04 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 1.70% or 1.68 points to 97.00.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which rose 3.80% to 27.30, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) which was up 2.08% to settle at 31.36 and PulteGroup Inc (NYSE:PHM) which gained 2.03% to close at 17.56.
The worst performers were Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) which was down 14.77% to 236.55 in late trade, Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which lost 8.23% to settle at 7.81 and Baxalta Inc (NYSE:BXLT) which was down 7.39% to 38.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were DragonWave Inc (NASDAQ:DRWI) which rose 46.96% to 8.7000, China Cmrcl (NASDAQ:CCCR) which was up 40.53% to settle at 0.5201 and Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) which gained 30.99% to close at 1.750.
The worst performers were Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (NASDAQ:PSUN) which was down 78.20% to 0.0762 in late trade, OptimumBank Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:OPHC) which lost 28.05% to settle at 3.720 and RLJ Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:RLJE) which was down 19.87% to 0.6250 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2289 to 1041 and 33 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1803 fell and 771 advanced, while 64 ended unchanged.
Shares in Allergan Plc (NYSE:AGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 14.77% or 41.00 to 236.55. Shares in Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (NASDAQ:PSUN) fell to all time lows; falling 78.20% or 0.2734 to 0.0762.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.57% to 15.33.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.02% or 12.40 to $1231.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.81% or 0.29 to hit $35.99 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.31 to trade at $38.00 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1386, while USD/JPY fell 0.96% to 110.27.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 94.60.