U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.61%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.61%

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

At the close in NYSE, the gained 0.61%, while the index added 1.12%, and the index climbed 1.54%.

The best performers of the session on the were 3M Company (NYSE:), which rose 4.99% or 4.69 points to trade at 98.74 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:) added 3.17% or 6.07 points to end at 197.80 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) was up 2.66% or 10.76 points to 415.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 4.29% or 8.26 points to trade at 184.23 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:) declined 0.91% or 0.92 points to end at 100.16 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.58% or 1.16 points to 199.13.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Oracle Corporation (NYSE:) which rose 11.71% to 127.50, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was up 7.16% to settle at 919.13 and West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (NYSE:) which gained 5.73% to close at 378.02.

The worst performers were Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:) which was down 14.89% to 28.75 in late trade, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 5.98% to settle at 121.00 and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:) which was down 4.71% to 13.96 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ClearOne Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 127.50% to 2.06, Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 71.01% to settle at 2.36 and Bright Green Corp (NASDAQ:) which gained 45.72% to close at 0.30.

The worst performers were Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 78.13% to 1.24 in late trade, BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 70.50% to settle at 0.03 and Aslan Pharmaceuticals Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:) which was down 57.98% to 0.69 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1571 to 1311 and 70 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1935 fell and 1457 advanced, while 123 ended unchanged.

Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 11.71% or 13.36 to 127.50. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.17% or 6.07 to 197.80. Shares in Simpple Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 78.13% or 4.43 to 1.24. Shares in Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 71.01% or 0.98 to 2.36. Shares in BYND Cannasoft Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 70.50% or 0.07 to 0.03.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.07% to 13.84.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.19% or 26.00 to $2,162.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $77.89 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.02 to trade at $82.19 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.50% to 147.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 102.53.