U.S. Stocks Higher at Close of Trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.37%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.37%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.29%, and the Nasdaq Composite index gained 0.47%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Averagewere Dow Inc., which rose 2.39% or 1.27 points to trade at 54.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson added 1.66% or 2.47 points to end at 151.44 and The Travelers Companies Inc. was up 1.20% or 1.61 points to 135.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., which fell 0.87% or 0.37 points to trade at 42.06 at the close. Home Depot Inc. declined 0.58% or 1.52 points to end at 261.12 and American Express Company was down 0.40% or 0.50 points to 123.44.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Equifax Inc. which rose 8.17% to 184.79, Arconic Corporation which was up 5.69% to settle at 30.45 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Limited which gained 5.66% to close at 28.00.

The worst performers were H&R Block Inc. which was down 7.88% to 16.30 in late trade, Alliance Data Systems Corporation which lost 6.12% to settle at 76.10 and AutoZone Inc. which was down 5.35% to 1095.22 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Curis Inc. which rose 347.22% to 6.440, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. which was up 71.10% to settle at 2.96 and IGM Biosciences Inc. which gained 60.41% to close at 116.97.

The worst performers were Codiak BioSciences Inc. which was down 19.54% to 16.07 in late trade, Meten Edtechx Education Group Limited which lost 19.45% to settle at 2.36 and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. which was down 19.13% to 100.00 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1868 to 1216 and 85 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1757 rose and 1220 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.

Shares in Equifax Inc. rose to all time highs; rising 8.17% or 13.96 to 184.79. Shares in Curis Inc. rose to three-years highs; rising 347.22% or 5.000 to 6.440. Shares in Meten Edtechx Education Group Limited fell to all time lows; losing 19.45% or 0.57 to 2.36. Shares in IGM Biosciences Inc. rose to all time highs; rising 60.41% or 44.05 to 116.97.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.86% to 20.69.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.44% or 8.25 to $1874.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.28% or 0.13 to hit $45.63 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.10 to trade at $48.89 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.2102, while USD/JPY rose 0.11% to 104.17.

The U.S. Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 90.983.

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