Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.75%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which rose 2.58% or 1.19 points to trade at 47.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) added 2.22% or 2.37 points to end at 108.96 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.97% or 1.14 points to 58.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 2.55% or 3.26 points to trade at 124.41 at the close. Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) declined 1.17% or 1.75 points to end at 148.24 and EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was down 0.64% or 0.44 points to 68.63.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE:AAP) which rose 14.93% to 164.24, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was up 10.60% to settle at 6.050 and Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) which gained 9.14% to close at 30.92.
The worst performers were Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (NASDAQ:SNI) which was down 4.17% to 70.63 in late trade, Apartment Investment & Management Co (NYSE:AIV) which lost 4.16% to settle at 41.02 and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was down 3.57% to 428.65 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ:DCIX) which rose 154.77% to 6.1400, Euroseas Ltd (NASDAQ:ESEA) which was up 99.09% to settle at 4.360 and Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHIP) which gained 74.55% to close at 4.800.
The worst performers were Towerstream Corp (NASDAQ:TWER) which was down 25.56% to 0.6700 in late trade, Rex Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:REXX) which lost 18.20% to settle at 0.2863 and Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IMMY) which was down 16.61% to 2.410 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2237 to 954 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1409 rose and 1070 declined, while 144 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.22% or 2.37 to 108.96. Shares in Euroseas Ltd (NASDAQ:ESEA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 99.09% or 2.170 to 4.360. Shares in Rex Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:REXX) fell to all time lows; down 18.20% or 0.0637 to 0.2863.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.46% to 13.40.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.49% or 5.95 to $1227.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 5.84% or 2.53 to hit $45.85 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 5.90% or 2.62 to trade at $47.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.0728, while USD/JPY rose 0.74% to 109.21.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 100.18.