U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.06%

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U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.06%
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Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology , Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.06%, while the S&P 500 index gained 2.14%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 2.65%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE ), which rose 4.69% or 3.66 points to trade at 81.62 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE: DOW ) added 4.11% or 1.97 points to end at 49.93 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was up 3.66% or 6.34 points to 179.64 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ ), which lost 0.28% or 0.16 points to trade at 56.22 in late trade. Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO ) added 0.04% or 0.02 points to end at 50.00 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD ) gained 0.43% or 0.85 points to 199.63.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT ) which rose 11.71% to 10.78, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN ) which was up 8.98% to settle at 112.87 and Xerox Corp (NYSE: XRX ) which gained 7.49% to close at 33.30.

The worst performers were Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR ) which was down 3.04% to 62.20 in late trade, HCP Inc (NYSE: HCP ) which lost 2.64% to settle at 30.97 and McCormick & Company Incorporated (NYSE: MKC ) which was down 2.53% to 153.12 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Alliance MMA Inc (NASDAQ: WORX ) which rose 50.55% to 6.42, Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ: AMR ) which was up 41.59% to settle at 0.21 and Revolution Lighting Technologies (NASDAQ: RVLT ) which gained 40.67% to close at 0.2698.

The worst performers were Legacy Reserves Inc (NASDAQ: LGCY ) which was down 43.21% to 0.30 in late trade, Attis Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ATIS ) which lost 25.60% to settle at 1.86 and MDJM Ltd (NASDAQ: MDJH ) which was down 22.42% to 2.21 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2423 to 600 and 65 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2021 rose and 653 declined, while 78 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 9.70% to 17.03.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.18% or 2.40 to $1330.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.56% or 0.30 to hit $52.95 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.04 to trade at $61.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1255, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 108.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 97.062.

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