U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.82%

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 gained 1.82%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 2.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 2.92%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 4.01% or 5.17 points to trade at 134.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 3.87% or 10.71 points to end at 287.15 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was up 3.64% or 5.28 points to 150.33 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 5.00% or 8.34 points to trade at 158.38 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) declined 2.37% or 1.43 points to end at 58.85 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 0.44% or 0.95 points to 216.39.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) which rose 9.56% to 421.82, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which was up 9.26% to settle at 15.57 and United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) which gained 9.19% to close at 38.24.

The worst performers were Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which was down 6.81% to 84.39 in late trade, Baker Hughes Co (NYSE:BKR) which lost 5.71% to settle at 34.87 and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) which was down 5.65% to 77.25 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sonim Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SONM) which rose 103.33% to 1.22, Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IXHL) which was up 48.47% to settle at 34.00 and Jaguar Health Inc (NASDAQ:JAGX) which gained 44.53% to close at 0.55.

The worst performers were Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EVLV) which was down 43.14% to 1.70 in late trade, Cepton Inc (NASDAQ:CPTN) which lost 28.79% to settle at 4.28 and Better Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BTTX) which was down 22.96% to 3.12 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2203 to 985 and 117 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2429 rose and 1370 declined, while 171 ended unchanged.

Shares in Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EVLV) fell to all time lows; losing 43.14% or 1.29 to 1.70. Shares in Incannex Healthcare Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:IXHL) rose to all time highs; gaining 48.47% or 11.10 to 34.00. Shares in Cepton Inc (NASDAQ:CPTN) fell to all time lows; down 28.79% or 1.73 to 4.28.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.11% to 29.83.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 2.26% or 44.40 to $1,916.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 7.96% or 8.20 to hit $94.81 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 7.99% or 8.54 to trade at $98.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 118.32.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 99.00.