Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower at the close on Tuesday as sector and sector losses dragged stocks lower.
At the NYSE close, the index was down 0.42%, the index was down 1.10%, and the index was down 1.88%.
Top gainers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:), which rose 1.90% or 2.48 points to trade at 132.77 at the close. At the same time, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) shares added 1.79%, or 2.57 points, to close at 146.23. Chevron Corp (NYSE:) shares were up 1.58%, or 2.33 points, at 149.59 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:), which fell 6.21% or 9.28 points to trade at 140.15 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) shares fell 2.42%, or 5.50 points, to finish at 222.11. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) fell 1.74%, or 0.69 points, to 38.92.
The leaders of the S&P 500 index were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 11.65% to 47.53, HKA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:), which rose 3.80% to settle at 308.21. First solar company (NASDAQ:), which rose 3.38% to close at 197.73.
The top performers were Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:), down 7.81% to 69.99 in late trading, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:), down 6.21% to settle at 140.15, and Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:), whose shares fell 5.68%. to 34.38 at close.
The leaders of growth in the NASDAQ Composite index were DataChat Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 355.61% to 8.93, Hot Therapy Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 178.18% to close at 2.28, and DarioHealth Corp (NASDAQ:), which rose 84.96% to close at 1.53.
The worst performers were DIH Holding USA Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 38.70% to 1.79 in late trading, CISO Global Inc (NASDAQ:), which lost 37.04% to settle at 1.70, and ACELYRINE Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 36.96% to 2.20 at the close of trading.
Falling stocks on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered rising ones by 1832 to 976, with 64 unchanged; On the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2,187 stocks fell, 1,100 rose and 134 closed unchanged.
DatChat Inc (NASDAQ:) shares rise to 52-week high; an increase of 355.61% or from 6.97 to 8.93. Hoth Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) shares rise to 52-week high; an increase of 178.18% or from 1.46 to 2.28. Shares of ACELYRIN Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to an all-time low; decreased by 36.96% or from 1.29 to 2.20.
The index, which measures implied volatility in S&P 500 options, rose 11.10% to 17.82.
Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.66%, or 17.57, to $2,664.97 a troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil for February delivery rose 0.98%, or 0.72, to $74.28 a barrel, while the March Brent contract rose 1.00%, or 0. .76, to $77.06 per barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% at 1.03 and USD/JPY was up 0.24% at 157.98.
US Dollar Index futures rose 0.37% to 108.50.