U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.26%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology , Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Utilities , Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.26% to hit a new 52-week low, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.98%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ), which rose 2.18% or 0.94 points to trade at 44.01 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM ) added 2.17% or 3.55 points to end at 167.15 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) was up 1.86% or 4.92 points to 269.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ), which lost 3.95% or 5.31 points to trade at 129.13 in late trade. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM ) declined 2.44% or 2.97 points to end at 118.89 and 3M Company (NYSE: MMM ) shed 2.14% or 3.26 points to 149.12.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT ) which rose 6.76% to 261.79, Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY ) which was up 6.13% to settle at 86.05 and Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP ) which gained 6.13% to close at 68.25.

The worst performers were Dentsply Sirona Inc (NASDAQ: XRAY ) which was down 7.31% to 36.38 in late trade, Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ: NWL ) which lost 6.76% to settle at 22.62 and Altria Group (NYSE: MO ) which was down 6.68% to 51.57 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Baosheng Media Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: BAOS ) which rose 42.28% to 0.74, Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN ) which was up 38.59% to settle at 59.62 and Vroom (NASDAQ: VRM ) which gained 32.41% to close at 1.43.

The worst performers were Embark Technology Inc (NASDAQ: EMBK ) which was down 59.03% to 1.43 in late trade, Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UPST ) which lost 56.42% to settle at 33.61 and Cipher Mining Inc (NASDAQ: CIFR ) which was down 46.75% to 1.72 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1890 to 1340 and 106 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2229 fell and 1702 advanced, while 175 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.06% to 32.99.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.04% or 19.36 to $1,839.24 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.95% or 3.04 to hit $100.05 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.05% or 3.23 to trade at $102.71 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.05, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 130.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 103.93.