U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.50% By Investing.com

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

At the close in NYSE, the fell 0.50% to hit a new 52-week low, while the index lost 0.38%, and the index added 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which rose 5.44% or 6.30 points to trade at 122.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) added 0.92% or 2.23 points to end at 244.49 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 0.67% or 0.88 points to 132.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:), which fell 3.12% or 4.31 points to trade at 133.84 at the close. Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:) declined 2.74% or 1.67 points to end at 59.23 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) was down 1.69% or 7.95 points to 461.75.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were FedEx Corporation (NYSE:) which rose 14.41% to 229.95, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:) which was up 10.41% to settle at 70.72 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:) which gained 7.94% to close at 93.25.

The worst performers were Baxter International Inc (NYSE:) which was down 5.71% to 67.48 in late trade, Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:) which lost 5.27% to settle at 349.44 and American Water Works (NYSE:) which was down 5.11% to 133.47 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Comera Life Sciences Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 126.50% to 2.65, ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 53.38% to settle at 0.35 and Cosmos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 50.41% to close at 0.70.

The worst performers were Outset Medical Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 34.05% to 13.46 in late trade, Redbox Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 33.92% to settle at 10.09 and Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 30.95% to 0.14 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2019 to 1189 and 121 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2175 fell and 1750 advanced, while 191 ended unchanged.

Shares in Baxter International Inc (NYSE:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.71% or 4.09 to 67.48. Shares in Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.27% or 19.43 to 349.44. Shares in American Water Works (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.11% or 7.19 to 133.47. Shares in Outset Medical Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 34.05% or 6.95 to 13.46. Shares in Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 30.95% or 0.06 to 0.14.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.91% to 32.69.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.22% or 22.30 to $1,809.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.99% or 2.41 to hit $118.52 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.27% or 1.55 to trade at $120.72 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.04, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 135.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 105.29.