© Reuters The stock indices in the United States traded in a mixed trend at the close of trading; The Dow Jones added 0.01%
Investing.com – Stocks in the United States closed mixed at the close of trading on Tuesday, as gains in the , and , sectors propelled the indexes higher. On the other hand, rate decreases were recorded in the , and sectors, leading the indexes down.
At the close of trading in New York, the index finished up by 0.01%, while the index weakened by 0.16%, and the index decreased by 0.59%.
Among the leading stocks in the index today, the Dow (NYSE: ) stood out, which added 2.32% or 1.15 points to its value, and its price was 50.65 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, American Express (NYSE: ) added 2.35% or 3.55 points to trade at 154.42, while Boeing (NYSE: ) added 2.03% or 3.49 points to trade at 175.32 in late trade.
The worst performance was registered by Apple (NASDAQ: ), which closed down 2.11% or 3.05 points, and traded at a price of 141.17 at the end of the trading day. Salesforce (NYSE: ) declined 1.31% or 2.01 points to 151.68 and Visa (NYSE: ) was down 1.04% or 2.20 points to 209.06.
The best performers today in the S&P 500 were Under Armor Class A (NYSE: ), which added 4.79% to 9.84, Celanese (NYSE: ), which added 4.75% to close at 105.56, and Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: :), which increased by 4.36% and finished trading at a price of 112.66.
Among the weakest stocks today were the shares of Illumina (NASDAQ:), which fell by 3.84% and stood at the end of the trading day at 208.57, the shares of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:), which lost 2.87% to the level of 77.64 and the shares of Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 2.83% and closed the trading day on the stock exchange at a price of 303.39.
The best performers today in the NASDAQ index were Autonomy (NASDAQ:), which added 113.82% to its value at a price of 0.23, Apollo Endosurgery (NASDAQ:), which completed an increase of 67.83% and closed at a price of 10.07 and Onco-Sec Medical (NASDAQ: ), which rose 50.98% to end trading at a price of 3.85.
Among the weakest stocks today was Nyyat Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:), which decreased by 34.17% and stood at the end of the trading day at 4.74, the share of Eqonex Ltd (NASDAQ:), which lost 33.88% to the level of 0.09 and the share of Seko Holding (NASDAQ:), which weakened by 31.91% and signed at a price of 1.60 the trading day on the stock exchange.
The number of shares that closed higher exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in trading on the New York Stock Exchange with 1862 compared to 1240 respectively, with 112 remaining unchanged; In trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1906 declined and 1833 gained, while 188 held their value.
Shares of Apollo Endosurgery (NASDAQ: ) climbed to a 52-week high and completed an increase of 67.83% or 4.07 points to trade at 10.07. Eqonex Ltd (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low – decreasing 33.88% or 0.05 points to trade at 0.09. Secu Holdings (NASDAQ: ) fell to an all-time low – decreasing 31.91% or 0.75 points to trade at 1.60.
Index, which measures the implied standard deviation of the options on the S&P 500 index, traded down 1.44% and closed at a price of 21.89.
The gold futures contract for December delivery added 0.47% or 8.15 to settle at $1,748.45 an ounce. And more in commodity trading – crude oil futures for delivery in January completed an increase of 1.88% or 1.45 and reached a price of $78.69 per barrel, while the February contract for Brent oil futures registered an increase of 0.93% or 0.78 points, closing at a price of $84.67 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair maintained stability – 0.07% and traded at a price of 1.03, while the USD/JPY pair completed a 0.18% decline and reached the level of 138.70.
Futures on the US dollar index traded up 0.11% and settled at 106.75.