U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.56%

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U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.56%
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Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare , Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.74%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.71%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ), which rose 3.03% or 2.34 points to trade at 79.49 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) added 2.34% or 3.75 points to end at 163.87 and Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT ) was up 2.12% or 3.01 points to 144.69 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ), which lost 1.18% or 1.68 points to trade at 140.66 in late trade. Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE ) declined 1.01% or 1.61 points to end at 157.82 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA ) shed 0.81% or 0.39 points to 48.01.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE: D ) which rose 4.53% to 75.22, Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE: EW ) which was up 3.52% to settle at 115.00 and Deere & Company (NYSE: DE ) which gained 3.39% to close at 343.09.

The worst performers were Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA ) which was down 10.58% to 363.35 in late trade, Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M ) which lost 6.12% to settle at 26.52 and Western Union Co (NYSE: WU ) which was down 5.26% to 20.17 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Xiaobai Maimai Inc (NASDAQ: HX ) which rose 42.58% to 9.5100, Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc (NASDAQ: KAVL ) which was up 39.75% to settle at 2.250 and Huadi International Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ: HUDI ) which gained 26.03% to close at 10.700.

The worst performers were Galera Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: GRTX ) which was down 69.59% to 2.250 in late trade, Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AVIR ) which lost 65.96% to settle at 13.82 and Remitly Global Inc (NASDAQ: RELY ) which was down 16.19% to 33.91 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1885 to 1304 and 143 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2275 rose and 1321 declined, while 195 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.74% to 15.70 a new 1-month low.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.25% or 4.40 to $1770.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.72% or 0.59 to hit $82.28 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.74% or 0.62 to trade at $84.95 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1634, while USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 114.36.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 93.778.

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