U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.97%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.97% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 1.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.84%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which rose 3.33% or 7.35 points to trade at 228.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 3.21% or 4.33 points to end at 139.14 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 3.00% or 5.64 points to 193.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which fell 1.58% or 2.95 points to trade at 183.81 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.22% or 2.03 points to end at 164.32 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 0.48% or 2.47 points to 510.73.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which rose 20.31% to 26.72, EPAM Systems Inc (NYSE:EPAM) which was up 11.58% to settle at 307.05 and Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) which gained 6.48% to close at 44.35.

The worst performers were Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) which was down 5.18% to 64.45 in late trade, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which lost 5.08% to settle at 99.78 and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) which was down 4.88% to 87.84 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were IGM Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:IGMS) which rose 96.73% to 29.49, PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PHAS) which was up 46.09% to settle at 1.68 and China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SXTC) which gained 45.40% to close at 0.29.

The worst performers were NeoGenomics Inc (NASDAQ:NEO) which was down 29.79% to 12.49 in late trade, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AVAH) which lost 26.72% to settle at 3.95 and Stryve Foods Inc (NASDAQ:SNAX) which was down 24.81% to 1.50 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2597 to 621 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2956 rose and 988 declined, while 162 ended unchanged.

Shares in NeoGenomics Inc (NASDAQ:NEO) fell to 3-years lows; down 29.79% or 5.30 to 12.49. Shares in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AVAH) fell to all time lows; losing 26.72% or 1.44 to 3.95. Shares in Stryve Foods Inc (NASDAQ:SNAX) fell to all time lows; losing 24.81% or 0.50 to 1.50.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.72% to 18.90 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.12% or 21.70 to $1,918.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.92% or 0.97 to hit $104.99 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.84% or 0.92 to trade at $108.57 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.98% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.83% to 122.89.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 98.47.