U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average unchanged 0% to hit a new 6-months low, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.01%, and the NASDAQ Composite index unchanged 0%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 250.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 220.77 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 170.63 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 346.87 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 209.03 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was 0% or 0 points to 142.95.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) which unchanged 0% to 38.46, Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 100.58 and Carrier Global Corp (NYSE:CARR) which unchanged 0% to close at 44.08.

The worst performers were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) which was unchanged 0% to 346.87 in late trade, Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) which unchanged 0% to settle at 97.71 and Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) which was unchanged 0% to 214.18 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Imperial Petroleum Inc (NASDAQ:IMPP) which unchanged 0% to 0.49, China Natural Resources Inc (NASDAQ:CHNR) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 0.6103 and Paltalk Inc (NASDAQ:PALT) which unchanged 0% to close at 3.1400.

The worst performers were Color Star Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CSCW) which was unchanged 0% to 0.5158 in late trade, Dogness International Corp Class A (NASDAQ:DOGZ) which unchanged 0% to settle at 4.2700 and Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) which was unchanged 0% to 0.2159 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2516 to 733 and 133 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2858 fell and 1046 advanced, while 178 ended unchanged.

Shares in Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 97.71. Shares in Color Star Technology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CSCW) unchanged to all time lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 0.5158. Shares in Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ:ZSAN) unchanged to all time lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 0.2159.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 27.75.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while USD/JPY unchanged 0% to 114.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.